The Plays the Thing Wherein I’ll Capture the Consciousness of an Audience

Abstract

This chapter presents a verbatim drama script based on the stories and voices of women casual academics, unearthed through a narrative inquiry. In accordance with the advice offered by the pioneers of narrative inquiry Clandinin and Connelly, the script seeks to ‘show’ rather than ‘tell’ the findings of narrative inquiry research (Clandinin et al. 2009). The presentation of a full drama script also aligns with Hendry’s (2010) and Richardson’s (Qual Inq 3(3):295–303, 1997) position that qualitative and narrative research ought not to be anchored or legitimised by analysis, interpretation or verification; and responds to Cahnmann-Taylor’s (2007) and Saldaña’s (2010) invitation to share arts-informed research unencumbered by justification and explanation, so that others can know what it looks like (2010).