Performing New Lives Prison Theatre

Name: Performing New Lives Prison Theatre
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ISBN: 9781849058230

ISBN-10: 1849058237

ISBN-13: 9781849058230

Edition: 2010

Authors: Julia Taylor, Judy Dworin, Brent Buell, Teya Sepinuck, Meade Palidofsky

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Performing New Lives draws together some of the most original and innovative programs in contemporary prison theatre. Leading prison theatre directors and practitioners discuss the prison theatre experience first-hand, and offer valuable insights into its role, function, and implementation. A wide range of prison theatre initiatives are discussed, from long-running, high-profile programs such as Curt Tofteland's "Shakespeare Behind Bars" in LaGrange, Kentucky, to fledgling efforts like Jodi Jinks' "ArtsAloud" project in Austin, Texas. The book offers unique insights into the many dimensions of the prison theatre experience, including: negotiating the rules and restrictions of the prison…

Book details

List price: $65.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 11/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.46" wide x 8.90" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

Brent Buell is a theater producer and director. He lives in New York City with his wife.



Foreword




Introduction




"To Know My Deed": Finding Salvation through Shakespeare




Rehabilitation Through the Arts at Sing Sing: Drama in the Big House




59 Places: Dance/Theatre in the Hampshire Jail




Time In: Transforming Identity Inside and Out




The Buckle on the Bible Belt




From the Meanest Creature: Theatre as a Vehicle for Change




Faith, Hope, and "Sweet Love Re-Membered": "Restoration" Theatre in Kansas Prisons




Fabulous Females: Secrets, Stories, and Hope: Guarding and Guiding Girls Beyond the Barbed Wire Fence




Living with Life: The Theater of Witness as a Model of Healing and Redemption




Prison Theatre and the Promise of Reintegration




Sculpting Empowerment: Theatre in a Juvenile Facility and Beyond




The Keeper of the Keys




Revisiting Sacred Spaces




The Inmates, the Actors, the Characters, the Audience, and the Poet Are of Imagination All Compact




"Their Minds Transfigured So Together": Imaginative Transformation and Transcendence in A Midsummer Night's Dream




A Conversation with the Authors: Prison Theatre Artists in Dialogue


The Contributors


Subject Index


Author Index