The third cohort, like the Lab family they join, have chosen performance as the most vital means to address the most pressing issues of their lives and in the world. Deeply rooted in their communities, some have returned to their home countries after or amidst hardship, some are lifelong locals, while others are living as refugees. They teach, perform, produce, and make community in their places of birth and their places of work in Armenia, Lebanon, Mexico, Palestine, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Venezuela, and more.