RTA in Woodbourne Correctional Facility

Steve Rowland, a veteran producer with two Peabody Awards, interviewed a Rehabilitation Through The Arts group in Woodbourne Correctional Facility for a 6-hour public radio documentary “Shakespeare Is”. The documentary is about the living legacy of Shakespeare’s works, meant to engage audiences who feel that Shakespeare is not understandable or in some ways, ‘not for me’.   Go to www.shakespeareis.com for more information about this exciting project.

Filming included a class discussion on Macbeth, facilitated by RTA volunteers Arin Arbus and Carie Donnelson, and extensive one-to-one interviews with prisoners that focused on the experience of studying Shakespeare behind bars.

Steve later noted, “The evening conversation was remarkable. The level of intelligence, intellectual and human depth, passion, and fun was, in my mind, extraordinary… There were moments of great intellectual banter, balanced by real laughter and enthusiasm.”

“Shakespeare Is” will air in late 2011.

Tags: Prison art, prison theater, prison theatre, prisoner art, Prisoner rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Through The Arts

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