Programs that offer interactive theatrical productions that tackle the social, political, economic and environmental issues that are important to a community at a particular point in time. Forum theater is designed to teach people how to take an active role in the life of their community through their local government, community initiatives and daily forms of direct action. The scripted presentation of a Forum performance presents a worst-case-scenario or anti-model for dealing with a social issue. After the audience has seen the play once, they are invited to stop the action on stage when they feel that a character has been disrespected, manipulated, or oppressed in some way. After identifying the problem, an audience member replaces that character and tries to change the situation for the better.
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