Our theatre group decided to look at suburban poverty when we realized many people have difficulties accepting poor people as a part of their society. Currently, there are many people living in poverty in Columbus and the rest of America: of these people, quite a few are single mothers and their children. Despite the fact that some people who live in poverty work, their minimum wage jobs typically aren’t enough to keep them financially secure. Ignoring this, the upper and middle class have perpetuated a single story for these lower-class members out of frustration: classifying them as lazy and therefore undeserving of financial aid. As a group, we wanted to unravel the layers behind the single story of poverty and discover why, and how, it
