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| Solano prison inmates learn from Shakespeare’s tragedies |
| By thereporter.com- Jessica Rogness |
| Published: 06/02/2015 |
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The first season of Shakespeare at California State Prison, Solano has concluded with the theatrical performance of two tragedies. But the Arts-in-Corrections program is receiving enormously positive reviews from its actors, instructors and audience. In many ways, the cast members of “Julius Caesar” looked like any other acting troupe. The cast of 12 inmates and three civilian volunteers spoke to their characters’ motivations, held a Q&A session after the show and were even asked by a few audience members to autograph programs. What gave away the Level III inmate cast was the blue California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issue clothing poking out from under their togas, and while the inmates’ friends and cell mates need not buy tickets, they did have to be on the ducat list to enter the gym and watch the play. All but two of the cast members had no experience as actors. Most found the language of Shakespeare strange and unfamiliar. Read More. |
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