While the content of my courses varies, my core learning goals of cultivating intellectual curiosity, as well as strong analysis, theorization, and communication skills, remain constant. As a Black cultural historian, I conceptualize theatre, performances, and dramatic texts as historical documents that help us understand history and culture. Together, we analyze how these historical documents participate in conversations about religion, race, class, gender, sexuality, and representation. Short writing responses encourage students to theorize independently about the ways in which primary texts and performances reflect the social, cultural, historical, and or/political environment of their time and continue to hold meaning. By the end of the semester, students enrolled in my courses are able to communicate, both orally and through writing, the major issues, themes, and concerns of the course topic. Finally, I foster a communal environment wherein students feel comfortable asking questions as we engage with unfamiliar critical frameworks during class discussions.