The Theatre of the Oppressed is theatre in this most archaic application of the word. In this usage, all human beings are Actors (they act!) and Spectators (they observe!).

We are all actors: being a citizen is not living in society, it is changing it.

Theatre is the most perfect artistic form of coercion.

Theatre is the art of looking at ourselves.

The theater itself is not revolutionary: it is a rehearsal for the revolution.

All human beings are Actors (they act!) and Spectators (they observe!).

Empathy is the most powerful weapon [...]