Augosto Boal

Augusto Boal was a Brazilian theater director and playwright best known for creating Theater of the Oppressed, a performance methodology that empowers people to address social issues through participatory drama. Instead of passive audiences, Boal’s approach encourages community members to act out, explore, and find solutions to real-life problems in a safe, creative space. His work uses theater as a tool for social change, fostering dialogue, awareness, and collective action. Boal believed that everyone has the potential to be both actor and change-maker, making theater a means of personal and societal transformation.