2026 Participants
Meet the artists, facilitators, thinkers, and community partners bringing the 2026 Social Change Theater Festival to life. Through performance, workshops, conversation, and shared practice, these participants invite us to explore how theater can deepen connection, inspire reflection, and create social change.
Nicoya Helm
Tom Tresser
Melanie Coffey
Holocene Collective
John Michael
Lisa Biggs
Brown University
Mark Weinberg
The Center for Applied Theatre
Janine Ashley
Theatre for Hope and Healing
Ozivell Ecford
Northwestern University; Shakespeare Behind Bars
Toussaint Daniels
The Mud Theatre Project
James Swansey
Restore Justice
Mi Kang
SoulWork
Cristal Chanelle Truscott
Progress Theatre; Northwestern University
Lisa Wagner-Carollo
Still Point Theatre Collective
Abby Thompson
Alex in Windyland
Ariya Hawkins
Alex in Windyland
Rae Smith
Alex in Windyland
Lola Fratto
Alex in Windyland
Angel Harris
Alex in Windyland
Andrew Sepulveda
Alex in Windyland
James Crumb
The Garden CHI; Alex in Windyland
Coya Paz
Free Street Theater; DePaul University
Haven A.J. Crawley
About Face Theatre
Sharon Pasia
About Face Theatre
Ua Smith
About Face Theatre
Dionne Addai
About Face Theatre
Lexi Saunders
About Face Theatre
Allison Fradkin
Eileen Tull
Ted Williams III
Ricardo Gamboa
Ericka Ratcliff