This paper examines the impact of performing in Marks on Paper (1987), a type of popular theatre, on 22 learner/actors (15 women and 7 men), from the province of British Columbia, Canada, between 1989-1992. This study also documents transformation in perceptions and actions of 14 literacy (11 women and 3 men) and 8 upgrading students (4 men and women), focusing especially on women.