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Finding Roles Through a Rainbow of Desire

Co-authors: Diana Martinez, Daisy Martinez-DiCarlo

On May 31st, 2024, participants in Daisy’s workshop for the 27th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed walked into an auditorium at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida to find rows of spirit animal cards spread across the floor of the stage. There was a lion, a butterfly, a wolf, a stag and other animals that inspired feelings of power and calm. They were instructed to choose an image of their highest potential. “Everyone knows what their highest potential looks like,” said Daisy. “No one said ‘I can’t reach my potential so I don’t know what to pick.’ Everyone can access our highest potential unless we are anxious and something blocks us…”