title: Workplace rights: a popular theater performance.
abstract: Theater acting can help build the social skills needed for effective communication at work and in the wider community. The following short play is about workers fighting for their rights at a textile factory in the early 20th century. It was written by an adult education teacher, performed by her students and attended by the school's students and teachers.
authors.affiliation: Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences (SCALE), Somerville, MA.
authors.forename: Meryl
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rabin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006806:Human Rights / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010988:Play and Playthings; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace
keywords: adult education; occupational health; theater; workers