Free Theater For Students

Guild Hall’s JDT Lab, which sponsors free theater programs, has invited local students to an interactive theater event next week dealing with issues such as cyber-bullying and the objectification of women.

The show, called “Theater of the Oppressed,” is an introduction to what is known as forum theater. It will take place on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor, and Westhampton Beach School Districts have been asked to send student groups.

The  style of show, created by the Brazilian actor and activist Augusto Boal, is “a way of utilizing theater to change the world,” according to Kasia Klimiuk, an actress and graduate student who is coordinating the event with several of her peers at the City University of New York’s School of Professional Studies.

“It’s often called ‘a rehearsal for revolution,’ because it’s a way to practice changing your reality,” Ms. Klimiuk said. “You can bring that practice into your life. It’s an opportunity for the audience to not just watch a show. . . . They actually stand up and enter the theater piece.”