Theatre of the Oppressed NYC partners with communities facing discrimination to inspire transformative action through theatre. Theatre of the Oppressed is a global practice based on work developed by the Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal. Theatre of the Oppressed NYC (TONYC) is a New York City-based organization that focuses on community practice of Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) in ongoing Forum Theatre Troupes, as well as in workshops to organizations and trainings for individuals. Our Forum Theatre Troupe programs have run for 6-11 years at our community partners. In these programs, community members devise and perform plays based on their challenges confronting economic inequality, racism, and other social, health and human rights injustices. At each performance, actors and audiences engage in theatrical brainstorming with the aim of catalyzing creative change on individual, community, and political levels.