This article traces the development, method, and mission of Denver’s Romero Theater Troupe, beginning with its origins at the University of Colorado Denver. The article also connects the troupe’s process and foundation to the important antioppression work of Paulo Freire and Augusto Boal. The Romero Troupe has developed an all-volunteer, arts-based approach to community organizing and pedagogy that provides a unique model for today’s weakened labor movement. The troupe’s “organic theater” also provides a challenge to traditional forms of pedagogy that exclude too many students from working-class backgrounds.
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