The Proscenium Cage:  Critical Case Studies in U.S. Prison Theatre Programs
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The Stage Productions in Prison

140

Workshops and Productions in the Crucial Bridge-Gap Therapy Program

152

Impact on Participating Inmates

161

Summary

167

Chapter Three: “The Best Two and a Half Hours in Prison”: Prison Performing Arts

181

Program History

181

The Academic Seminars

195

The Acting Workshops

201

The Rehearsal Process

208

The Hamlet Project

217

The Oedipus Project

240

Reception by Prison Officials

252

Impact on Participating Inmates

253

The Future of Prison Performing Arts

266

Summary

268

Conclusion

285

Appendices

307

Appendix A: A Cursory History of Theatre Programs in U.S. Prisons

307

Appendix B: Plot Synopses of Plays Produced by Theatre for the Forgotten and Prison Performing Arts

317

Bibliography

333

Index

347