A Brief History of PTO
- 1995 - 1st Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed
Conference, Omaha, Nebraska
Sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Augusto Boal and about 250 people attend. - 1996 - 2nd PTO Conference, Omaha, Nebraska
Sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Paulo Freire and Augusto Boal attend, drawing over 800 people!
Peter McLaren is also featured. - 1997 - 3rd PTO Conference, Omaha, Nebraska
Sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Augusto Boal, Ira Shor, & Geneva Smitherman are featured.
Paulo Freire dies this year. - 1998 - 4th PTO Conference, Omaha, Nebraska
Donaldo Macedo, Myra Bergman Ramos, and Jimmie Santiago Baca are featured.
Donaldo & Myra pay tribute to Paulo in a joint presentation.
Work begins to develop PTO as a non-profit organization
PTO becomes incorporated in Nebraska.
Founding Board President: Carol Lloyd, Vice President: Doug Paterson, Secretary: Irvin Peckham, Treasurer: David Catalan, Members: Franklin Thompson & Angela Eickenberry - 1999 - 5th PTO Conference, New York, New York
Conference Chair: Carol Lloyd. Co-Chair: Stanley Aronowitz (CUNY)
The conference makes it first move beyond Omaha and features special guests Nita Freire & Maxine Greene, with Doug Paterson, Carol Lloyd, Jan Cohen-Cruz, Donaldo Macedo, Michelle Fine, Greg Tewksbury, & Stanley Aronowitz.
PTO's first business meeting is held at the conference. Officers are elected for 1999-2000.
PTO is recognized by the IRS as a non-profit organization.
1999-2000 Board of Directors
Officers
President: Carol Lloyd, President-elect: Doug Paterson, Secretary: Margaret Ledwith, Treasurer: Wilma Kuhlman.
Board Members:
Joni Jones, Richard Gale, Elizabeth Meador, Michel Coconis, Willliam Ayers. - 2000 - 6th PTO Conference, University of St. Thomas,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Conference Chair: Doug Paterson. On-site conference chair: Eleni Roulis. Co-sponsored by the University of St. Thomas, Critical Pedagogy Graduate Program.
Special guests include Augusto Boal, Peter McLaren, Ellen Pence, David Larsen, Project South and the Freire Center (Lisa Albrecht, Rose Brewer, Dan Horowitz, Walda Katz-Fishman, & Joan Othieno)
2000-2001 Board of Directors
Officers
President: Carol Lloyd, President-Elect: Michel Coconis, Secretary: Margaret Ledwith, Treasurer: Wilma Kuhlman.
Board Members
Richard Gale, Joni Jones, Elizabeth Meador, Terry Cluse-Tolar (2000-2002), Amy Sarno (2000-2002), Sandra Helena Hernandes (2000-2001), Doug Paterson (ex-officio). - 2001 - 7th PTO Conference, Omaha, Nebraska
On-site conference chair: Doug Paterson (Co-sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha)
Special guests include Augusto Boal, Rudolfo Chávez Chávez, Robert Bahruth, Jeanette Haynes, & Joni Jones
2001-2002 Board of Directors
Officers
President: Michel Coconis, President-elect: Lisa Jo Epstein, Secretary: Richard Gale, Treasurer/Past-President: Carol Lloyd
Board Members
Terry Cluse-Tolar, Amy Sarno, Karen Mitchell (2001-2003), Irvin Peckham (2001-2003), Margaret Ledwith (2001-2003), Leslie Bentley (2001-2003) - 2002 - 8th PTO Conference, Toledo, Ohio
On-site conference chair: Terry Cluse-Tolar (Co-sponsored by the University of Toledo)
Special guests include Sharon Grady, Lisa Albrecht, Mady Schutzman, Cheryl Harrison, Johnny Saldaña, Christine Sleeter, and Michael Keck.
2002-2003 Board of Directors
Officers
President: Lisa Jo Epstein, President-elect: Leslie Bentley, Secretary: Richard Gale, Treasurer: Carol Lloyd
Board Members
Karen Mitchell, Margaret Ledwith, Amy Sarno (2002-2003), Jan Cohen-Cruz (2002-2003), Andrew Burton (2002-2004), Kelly Clark (2002-2004) - 2003 - 9th PTO Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
On-site conference chair: Mark Weinberg (Co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts, Department of Theatre
Special guests include Augusto Boal, Awele Makeba, and Nelda Pearson
2003-2004 Board of Directors
Officers
President: Leslie Bentley, President-Elect: Kelly Clark; Secretary: Warren Linds, Treasurer: Carol Lloyd
Board Members
Kevin Dodd (2003-2005), Peter Duffy (2003-2005), Amanda Grant (2003-2005), Margaret Ledwith (2003-2005), Warren Linds (2003-2005) - 2004 - 10th PTO Conference, Omaha, Nebraska
On-site conference chair: Carol Lloyd
Special guests include Augusto Boal, Antonia Darder, Rudolfo Chavez Chavez, Herb Kohl
2004-2005 Board of Directors
Officers
President: Leslie Bentley, President-Elect: Brent Blair; Secretary: Warren Linds, Treasurer: Carol Lloyd
Board Members
Kevin Dodd (2003-2005), Peter Duffy (2003-2005), Amanda Grant (2003-2005), Margaret Ledwith (2003-2005), Karen Mitchell (2004-2006), Ellie Friedland (2004-2006), N. J. Hankins (2004-2006) - 2005 - 11th PTO Conference, Los Angeles, California
On-site conference chair: Brent Blair (hosted by Center for Theatre of the Oppressed and Applied Theatre Arts, Los Angeles)
Special guests include Augusto Boal, filmmaker Robert Greenwald, “Democracy Now” host Amy Goodman, theater artist Luis Alfaro
Overall theme was "Creative Tools for Critical Times: Amnesia, Witness, Intervention"
2005-2006 Board of Directors
Officers
President: Ellie Friedland, Secretary: Warren Linds, Treasurer: Carol Lloyd
Board Members
Leigh Thompson (2005-2007), Dan Pasley (2005-2007), Praise (2005-2007), Margaret Ledwith (2005-2007), Karen Mitchell (2004-2006), Ellie Friedland (2004-2006), Maria Estrada (2005-2007), Sandra Hernandes (2005-2007), Toby Emert (2005-2007)