Undergraduate actors needed more venues in which to practice their various areas of interest. ASU's Student Life Department invited the Department of Theatre to join their new project on sexual assault. It was time. In the area of Theatre for Social Change, ART's repertoire includes plays written to address important social issues in the lives of today's young adults. Performed by students, Theatre for Social Change events are also supported by ASU sociology students who lead the feedback discussions held afterward.
Psychologists are present for audience support.
In conjunction with Human Resources, audience interactive theatre performances are given to address issues like sexual harassment, racism and internal politics on campus. In this way, law students can practice lawyer-client interviews and depositions, discuss settlements and perform mock trials. Similar inter-departmental relations exist between ART and the departments of English, Women's Studies and Student Health. Our main function is to utilize dramatic techniques as teaching tools in the university classroom. We make learning memorable.