Under the direction of Dr. Daniel-Raymond Nadon, one of the missions of Kent State University Trumbull Theatre was to generate community-engaged theatre: a production process of working with a specific group of people to ensure inclusion, celebrate diversity, and support mutual empowerment. Over the course of a decade, between 2009 and 2019, four plays were produced:

In addition to the usual challenges of preparing for performances (as well as several personal issues, such as illnesses and family deaths), the cast and crew were also confronted by the large obstacle of a communication battleground. Indeed, during each production process, there were moments when people were ready to “get medieval” on each other, but they worked to overcome this and other obstacles because they knew, each time, that the show must go on.