facilitated by Aliyah Hakim, Becca Lynch and Stevie Walker-Webb of Theatre ofthe Oppressed NYC

Theatre of the Oppressed is an interactive, physical and playful tool used to investigate situations in which we are denied our basic rights, personally and collectively, and to organize communities around responding to oppression. In this workshop, we’ll use theatrical debate, through games and scenes, to identify personal experiences of racism in the criminal justice system and propose alternative collective actions and responses. By imagining and rehearsing solutions together onstage, we prepare ourselves to take action offstage. Every person is an actor in his or her own life: absolutely no theatre experience necessary.

About Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC works with local communities including homeless adults and youth, LGBTQ youth, court-involved youth and adults and people living with HIV/AIDS to establish “popular theatre troupes” all over New York City. These ensembles create and tour original, interactive plays inspired by real-­life struggles, in order to engage peers in theatrical problem-­solving and incite transformative action.