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.

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

In 2025, Jan adapted, and Andy Paris directed, a ten-episode podcast version of See Me. Tune in to howlround.com in January 2026 to hear it!

Jan, in partnership with Kevin Bott, also completed Performing Emancipatory Rites of Passage, which Routledge Press will publish in Spring 2026.

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