This paper examines how developing and performing a piece of theatre around the subject of sexual violence can elevate the discussion, educate participants and audience members and explore perceptions of victims and perpetrators. Performance has long been a way to educate society, allowing both artists and spectators a way to witness and discuss an issue. Playwrights, directors and actors we worked with on this project followed a participatory action research methodology to create an original play, “Mish Zanbik” (It’s Not Your Fault). The project, which collected data then wrote a play using the data, sought to educate students and others about the issue in an effort to effect change. The group first drew upon the 2013 UN statistic, that remains unchallenged today, that 99.3% of Egyptian women have been sexually harassed and/or assaulted. Sexual violence in the country is broken down into misdemeanor and felony crimes, and victims of both are often viewed as having brought shame and dishonor to themselves and their families. Because of this, people who have experienced sexual harassment or assault are often unwilling to report these crimes and perpetrators often get away without punishment or repercussion. This project, and the performance that originated out of the work, sought to destigmatize conversations about the issue and to encourage discussions and ultimately encourage victims to report such crimes. The “Mish Zanbik” project used dramatic writing, theatre performance and original, curated training videos to discuss the issue of sexual violence in the aftermath of the 2011 Revolution. There have been some very recent high-profile cases and a subsequent more vocal concern about sexual violence in Egypt. And, though rates of reporting incidents have not increased significantly, agencies have been forced to pay more attention to this issue. Performance has long been a way to educate society, allowing participants, both artists and spectators, a way to witness an issue. In this case the project, which has led to two texts (in both English and Arabic), works to help the community understand the perceptions of the victim (protagonist) and perpetrator (antagonist).