Table of Contents
Foreword |
Acknowledgments |
Introduction |
“A Grand Theatre for the Trial of All New Plans in Hygiene and Education” |
Rehabilitation Through the Arts and Shakespeare Behind Bars |
Identifying and Defining the Research Problem |
Research Strategies and Methodology |
Chapter One: On Stage In Stir: Theatre for the Forgotten |
Program History |
The Acting Workshops |
The Rehearsal Process |
Aesthetic Mode |
Theatrical Communion Behind Bars |
The Performer-Audience Dynamic |
Operating Philosophy |
The Repertory |
Reception by Prison Officials |
Impact on Participating Inmates |
Summary |
Chapter Two: Coup/Coop de Théâtre: The Cell Block Theatre |
Program History |
The Workshops in Prison |