Sao Paulo, Brazil, boasts one of the most dynamic theater scenes in the world. While it is generally agreed that an engaged, activist theater once existed there, it is widely held that meaningful, sociopolitically engaged dramatic production ceased with the end of the military dictatorship in 1985. This book contends that activist theater is in fact thriving and that recent years have seen significant growth in dynamic, engage theater in Sao Paulo. After laying out a theoretical framework, this book examines how two of the greatest names in activist theater, Augusto Boal and Bertolt Brecht,...