Theorizing the Narratives

In this section, I first theorize Storyhouse Theatre Company’s curriculum as heart-centric critical pedagogy, and then I ground it as an emotional realm of place-based activism occurring within Southwest Detroit and beyond. To do that, I situate the company within the genealogy of community-based theatre in order to demonstrate how performers can use the expressiveness of drama to evoke feelings of hopefulness among actors and audiences alike. ...