A Role for Theatre in Criminal Justice?
Formerly incarcerated individuals and corrections officials make a strong case.
Special Section
Escape Behind Bars
St. Louis’s Prison Performing Arts helps young inmates discover and rediscover their creative and interactive selves.
Nothing But Time: When ‘Godot’ Came to San Quentin
How the Actor’s Workshop’s storied 1957 performance set the stage for collaborations between correctional facilities and U.S. theatres.
Free to Be: A Diary From Women’s Prison
What am I learning while doing time, apart from mopping the gym? I’m getting to know people in transition.
Prison Theatre Programs
Check out these theatre companies, programs, and projects across the country that aim to rehabilitate incarcerated populations through the arts.
Offscript Live at the Signature: Best Practices for Diversity
In the inaugural joint event between American Theatre and Signature Theatre Company, a discussion with Bill Rauch, Ralph Peña, Erica Jensen, and Jacob Padrón on successful strategies for making more equitable theatre.
We Will Follow
From emerging talents to unsung veterans, our regular Role Call feature shines a light on folks you ought to know.
Actor: Frank X
The Philly-based performer is known as one of the best around, but he doesn’t rest on his laurels so much as spread them around.
Choreographer: Robert Barry Fleming
Inspired as much by the avant-garde as by Golden Age Broadway, this multiple threat has a varied and ever-expanding toolkit.
Composer: James Valcq
The ‘Spitfire Grill’ tunesmith is also the co-artistic director of Wisconsin’s Third Avenue Playhouse.
