Prison 101

Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM (ET)

Philadelphia, PA


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Event Details

Saturday, November 13 at 2:00pm

Main Stage / 2 ½ hours


Prison 101 is a two-part program that pairs a film and play to demonstrate the power of storytelling in two different prison communities. Mural Arts founder Jane Golden will join the directors of Girls on the Wall and Prison 101 for a discussion about the role of the arts in criminal rehabilitation.

 

Part 1: Girls on the Wall

Philadelphia Premiere

The documentary film Girls on the Wall, touted by Time Out Chicago as “amazing,” follows the young women at an Illinois juvenile correctional facility as they embark on a unique journey: creating a musical theater piece based on their lives. Their road is a rocky one, but they find humor and strength amidst the sadness of sharing their own stories with each other and an audience of family and friends. 

 

Watch the trailer here.

 

Part 2: Prison 101

World Premiere

The men of Graterford Prison – just 45 minutes outside of Philadelphia - created this monologue-driven theater piece, Prison 101 in a prison-based B.A. program run by Villanova University. They reveal the stories of how they landed in prison and what they have done to reclaim their lives since becoming incarcerated. Philadelphia actors will bring their powerful tales to life in this world premiere.

 

Heather Ross spent nine months filming her debut feature documentary Girls on the Wall inside a teenage girl's prison.  Now in her 10th year in nonfiction film & TV, she is producing & directing a new MTV documentary series.


Dr. Beverly Redman holds a Ph.D. in American Radical Leftist and Community-Based Theatre, as well as an MFA in Theatre Directing, from the University of California, Irvine and San Diego campuses. She is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Ursinus College and a participating instructor in the Villanova Bachelor of Arts Program at SCI-Graterford.


Sponsored by Villanova University and Ursinus College.

 

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Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM (ET)

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Painted Bride Art Center
230 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106



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First Person Arts

First Person Arts is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the memoir and documentary arts.  We believe that everyone has a story worth telling and that sharing our stories brings us closer to each other and to the world around us.

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