Theatre of the Oppressed NYC has established "popular theatre troupes" all over New York City which devise and tour original, interactive plays inspired by real-life struggles. Each troupe creates one to two shows a year which are performed in theatres, community centers, shelters and drop-in centers; and at conferences and festivals including TONYC's own annual Legislative Theatre Festival, and use Theatre of the Oppressed as a medium for communal problem-solving around the issues of homelessness, joblessness and related discrimination.
