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:
- For Every Man, Woman, and Child—a modern morality play inspired by EVERYMAN (2009)
- Playwright: Willy Conley
- Co-Producers: Daniel-Raymond Nadon, Nancy M. Resh, and Carol L. Robinson
- Director: Daniel-Raymond Nadon
- Sign Master: Nancy M. Resh
- Dramaturg: Carol L. Robinson
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (2013)
- Playwrights: Aaron Weir, Iosif Schniederman, and Bill Morgan
- Co-Producers: Daniel-Raymond Nadon and Carol L. Robinson
- Director: Iosif Schniederman
- Assistant Director: Verne Taylor, Jr.
- ANOTHER Christmas Carol (2017)
- Playwrights: Carol L. Robinson and Ensemble
- Co-Producers: Eric Kildow and Carol L. Robinson
- Director: Carol L. Robinson
- Assistant Director: Farah Kish-Leland
- Sign Master: Lauren Lemley
- See No Beast, Hear No Beast, Speak No Beast (2019)
- Playwrights: Ammauri Peters, James Caverly, and Carol L. Robinson
- Co-Producers: Eric Kildow and Carol L. Robinson
- Director: James Caverly
- Assistant Director: Carol L. Robinson
- Sign Masters: Lauren Lemley and Pamela Beisch
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.