Community Theatre As A Tool For Social Change: The Case Amakhosi Productions- “don’t –ungaqali” And “stop”

ABSTRACT The study examines the use of community theatre as an effective tool for social change compared to other forms of theatre. It focuses on the influence of theatre to the audiences. The study made use of two theatrical plays produced by Amakhosi Theatre as reference in evaluating the ability of community theatre in changing people‟s mindsets, attitudes, behaviors and perceptions for the improvement of Zimbabwean communities. Thus the research purposes was to explore how community theatre builds the capacity of an individual and community members with the potential to empower, energize,…