Abstract

The researcher explores the dual process of working through painful emotions related to her multicultural identity and of creating a Self-Revelatory Performance using Sela-Smith’s (2002) adaptation of Moustaka’s 6-steps of heuristic research. While various forms of Autobiographical Therapeutic Performance provide a specific methodology to develop the performance, the student has been unable to find step-by-step, applicable, and synthesized process of the whole creation of a Self-Revelatory Performance (Self-Rev). The focus of the paper is on the process that has emerged from the heuristic exploration of Self-Rev and its synthesis in a 12-step process towards the creation of a Self-Rev in which the Hero’s Journey is used as a ‘container.’ This paper provides a framework on which future research can be built, or critiqued, as well as a roadmap for future students and professionals seeking to build a Self-Rev.