Mady Schutzman

Upon Reading the text and also currently having Mady as a Teacher in TO (Theater of the Oppressed) I am finding TO to be an extremely incredible tool for the youth. I feel that this work should be taught; in particular one of my favorites is Anti-models. Anti-models are situations in which one person is being Oppressed by an Oppressor with the playing of the Joker and Spec Actors as well. Allowing the Oppressor and Oppressed to see the shoes of each other, it may not actually solve the solution but at the very least you gain a better understanding in where the other is coming from. I find this tool should be shown to mostly those in High Schools where I feel the most Oppression would most likely be at, particularly the students (even faculty). In which they have to make big decisions that affect their future. Time and time I saw peers in high school take paths that I just know was planned by their parents and I find it a shame. I find it only a shame in the instances where I know they are leaving their passion for something that is more realistic and accepted in society. Maybe if there had been an Anti-model session they could have been better prepared to face the situation again. Or at least be able to say they had the Power to Act. Which was also a very strong point made across during class upon the subject of Occupying Wall Street and in the play UPSET! shown in both characters Rodney and Claudette (in particular Claudette). Citizens' Power to Act.