Chetna Mehrotra is an artist, cultural entrepreneur and the Founder of Rangbhumi Theatre, based in Mumbai, India. She draws on a mix of applied theatre and arts-based practices to facilitate workshops in workspaces, open learning spaces and within the education system with the vision of creating a culture of expression, acceptance and love between people.

Malongdu was founded by Sonny Chatwiriyachai and is the first Theatre of the Oppressed group to exist in Thailand. Their aim is to establish an alternative theatre movement in Thailand that can share the voices of oppressed people from their site of struggle and its causes.

ImaginAction was born 20 years ago from the vision of Hector Aristizabal, today it is a growing network of Social Arts Facilitators that use Theatre and Storytelling to create spaces in which communities can see and heal themselves. In this podcast, Meg Nimigon speaks to Uri Noy Meir from ImaginAction about how the work has transformed since moving online and how ImaginAction is playing a role in curating and creating this work both on and offline with communities worldwide.

Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) is a non-profit theatre based in Toronto, Ontario that breaks down walls by pushing against boundaries. TPM believes there should be a more diverse representation of artists, audience members, and stories in our theatre and aspires to be a leader locally, nationally and internationally in establishing, promoting, and embracing collaborative and inclusive theatre practices. In this podcast, Meg Nimigon speaks with Artistic Director of TPM, Marjorie Chan and Interim Managing Director, Indrit Kasapi.

Kimberlee Walker is a social worker, actor and Applied Theatre facilitator who is a founding member of Ontario-based not-for-profit Theatre of the Beat (TOTB). Theatre of the Beat is a theatre company with a process rooted in restorative justice principles and a passion for promoting conversations around social justice. Kimberlee developed TOTB's Restorative Justice Theatre Program which runs out of Grand Valley Institution for Women. This program marks the first time that a professional theatre company has collaborated with federally incarcerated women in Canada.

Maria Askew is an award-winning theatre director, performer, writer and educator. Maria leverages the power of theatre in a broad range of contexts all over the world including working with health care professionals, refugee and migrant communities, in educational settings and with NGOs and charities. Maria also heads up a Masters in Theatre for Community and Education program at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London UK.

Bonface Njeresa Beti is an African multi-disciplinary practitioner working through storytelling and theatre-making as a pathway to integrating trauma-informed approaches to structural change. His work has brought him to grassroots communities in Africa, and the world, to work towards breaking cycles of violence and creating stories of peace.

Sara Tilley is an award-winning theatre maker and author whose artistic work bridges writing, theatre, and Pochinko Clown Through Mask technique. In this podcast, Sara dives deep into Neutral Mask and the Pochinko Clown Through Mask technique - a specialized Canadian clown method that brings people through a journey of self-exploration and awakening.

The Mandala Center is a multi-disciplinary arts education organization dedicated to community dialogue, social justice, and societal healing and transformation. Through experiential workshops, theatre performances, and other creative events, Mandala’s work invites people to be more awake and alive as well as empowered to take action toward a more just and joyous life for all.

Sheatre is a professional community arts company located near Owen Sound, Ontario that focuses on interactive productions about social issues and on plays that celebrate community and the creative spirit. In this podcast we speak with Sheatre’s Artistic Director, Joan Chandler, who has led the collective creation of 115 plays across Ontario and abroad.

In this episode we speak with founder of Theatre for Living in Vancouver, Canada - David Diamond. David is the originator of Theatre for Living techniques – and brings 40 years and over 600 projects worth of experience using theatre to create transformational collaborations with communities.

Theatre for a Change Malawi uses a unique combination of drama and participatory learning to improve the sexual and reproductive health of vulnerable girls and women in Malawi. In this podcast, we speak with Umba Zalira, Prisca Matambo and Henry Kambuzuma who are leading a new five-year project that will transform the lives of thousands of highly marginalised, out-of-school girls, to build their literacy and numeracy skills, improve their sexual and reproductive health, and enable them to transition into school, training or employment.

This project used a mix of Theatre for Living and Process Work to create a space for white people to explore their internalized white supremacy and how that shows up for them in racial justice work. Leader of the project, Lolo Haha, walks us through the details and what he learned from his first experience facilitating a Forum Theatre exploration.