Shakespeare Behind Bars Screening
*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 04/19/2024
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Pre- and post-screening discussion/Q&A with Curt Tofteland
Led by director Curt Tofteland, whose innovative work began in the mid-1990s, the prisoners cast themselves in roles reflecting their personal history and fate. Their individual stories, including information about their heinous crimes, are brilliantly interwoven with the plot of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. As the inmates delve deeply into the characters they portray, they are forced to confront their personal demons.
The result is an extraordinary story about the creative process and the power of art to heal and redeem–in a place where the very act of participation in theatre is a human triumph and a means of personal liberation.
SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS is a film by Hank Rogerson and Jilann Spitzmiller. Rogerson and Spitzmiller are a husband and wife team that has collaborated on projects for over 30 years, including the award-winning documentaries STILL DREAMING, HOMELAND and CIRCLE OF STORIES.
Genesee County residents receive 30% off – discount applied at checkout.
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