Resources for Socially Engaged Performance

Jan Cohen-Cruz has been a leader in socially engaged performance as a writer, teacher, workshop facilitator, and evaluator. Her writing has contributed to the establishment of an applied theater literature. She has helped bring respect to this field over years of bridging higher education and other communities.

2024: Jan launched See Me: Prison Theater Workshops and Love with sixteen events—in prisons, universities, book stores, living rooms, and a museum.

2025: Jan adapted, and Andy Paris directed, a ten-episode podcast version of See Me. Tune in to https://howlround.com/series/see-me-prison-theater-workshops-and-love to hear it!

2026: Jan co-edited, with Kevin Bott, Performing Emancipatory Rites of Passage (Routledge Press).

Jan is available for research, writing, project and program evaluation, workshop facilitation, and editing projects. Contact:  jcohencruz@gmail.com.