Theatre. Community. Change.

Through an approach that combines the theoretical and practical study of theatre for development and theatre of the oppressed, you will:

• Develop an awareness of the reasons why theatre has been used as a form of social change.
• Gain knowledge on the different components of theatre for development: the donor agency, the facilitator, and the participating community.
• Formulate an understanding of the pedagogy of the oppressed, and how it became the impetus for theatre of the oppressed.
• Distinguish between marginalization and oppression through the examination of several case studies and gain an awareness of the different theatre approaches to consider when working with these different groups.
• Critically analyze case studies of different theatre for development projects that took place with communities, and discern the positive and negative aspects of each project.
• Experience the practice of theatre for development and theatre of the oppressed methods and gain an ability to reflect on your practical experience.
• Build group dynamics through the collective creation of different dramatic scenes that depict your understanding of certain life experiences.
• Use the theatre skills that you learned to develop a basic facilitation plan to implement in a community project.