PETALING JAYA, July 21 — With just days left to opening night, the cast and crew ofAs rehearsals for the first scene of the play begins, the unassuming space suddenly turns into a hospital in Afghanistan.
The emotional strain of fleeing persecution and the financial challenge of providing for his family left Saleh depressed at first. Developed by Brazilian theatre-maker Augusto Boal in the 1950s, TO is a hybrid of art and education — both actors and audiences use performance as a means to examine and unpack the social issues affecting their communities.is a more traditional play, it is clear that TO has had an impact on the way Saleh approaches theatre.
"People only see the helplessness but never the other side of us; they don’t see that we are also doctors, engineers, artists, we are so many things besides ‘helpless’.Farzana plays Nazanin the child-bride inShe added that she dislikes talking about her refugee status because not many even understand what the word means."At most, they know that you’ve been through war, but sometimes it’s like, people can’t see you for the human that you are.