Jan is nationally and internationally known for her writing about socially-engaged art.
She lifts up the artistic and cultural expression of people who do not seek the public eye but who deserve attention for their very moving responses to often challenging circumstances.
“This marvelous collection ... addresses with great vigour the broader political and social questions raised by Boal’s work. … Urgently welcome.”
– Douglas Patterson, U of Nebraska/Omaha on Playing Boal: Theatre, Therapy, Activism (Routledge, 1994)
“Compelling insight into the different ways that prison theater has affected the lives of all those involved in it."
--James Thompson, former editor, RiDE: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance on See Me: Prison Theater Workshops and Love (New Village Press, 2024)
“Provocative, smart, moving, and useful.”
--Bill Rauch, Artistic Director, Perelman Performing Arts Center, NYC on Meeting the Moment: Socially Engaged Performance 1965-2020, By Those Who Lived It (New Village Press, 2022)
