How We Work
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC partners with community members at local organizations to form theatre troupes. These
troupes devise and perform plays based on their challenges confronting economic inequality, racism, and other social, health
and human rights injustices. After each performance, actors and audiences engage in theatrical brainstorming –
called Forum Theatre – with the aim of catalyzing creative change on the
individual, community, and political levels
You can see videos of our work here.
What is Theatre of the Oppressed?
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC (TONYC) bases its work on a methodology created in the 1970s by the legendary Brazilian theatre director and activist Augusto Boal, who was himself inspired by Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed. As a form of activism and artistic practice, Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed is now used in over 70 countries around the world.