Co-founder of the Belarus Free Theater, Natalia Kaliada states that the group performs to “say whatever we think, wherever,whenever we want, and to whom we want” under the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The performances encourage audiences to think critically about living under the dictatorship. Many of the company’s members have been arrested as part of the government’s crackdown on opposition. She calls on the governments of Europe and the U.S. to take action and help free political prisoners in Belarus.