Augusto Boal (16 March 1931- 2 May 2009) 


Augusto was a Brazilian theatre director, writer and politian. He created an unusual theatre form used in education. 


He argues that the Tragi-drama, a formulaic drama style which could be considered similar to soap operas, helps the State promote its continued existence.
Boal also created Invisible theatre in which an event is planned and scripted but does not allow the audience to know that the event is happening. Actors perform out of the ordinary roles which invite audience to join in or sit back and watch.
Boal's ideas aimed to wake up the passive audience, inviting them on to the stage to act out their real-life problems, turning them into what he called "spect-actors", and empowering them to find strategies for personal and social change.


His famous, well known books: 
Games for actors and non actors.
Theatre of the Oppressed. 
The rainbow of desire. 
Legislative Theatre. 


Watch this video which he explains more about his work and let me know what you think? 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOgv91qQyJc