Book excerpt: Youth and Theatre of the Oppressed investigates a performance strategy which aims to develop possible alternatives to oppressive forces in individual’s lives. Eminent contributors offer diverse perspectives on the theories and practices within Theatre of the Oppressed, especially as it relates to young people. This book shares TO’s goal of engaging the collective to create generative conversations among readers which look deeply into the issues of community through theatre—whether in India or Indiana—and to work with young people to name their world, untangle the knot of oppressions, and to develop with them possible action plans for their own futures.