Reentry Through the Arts

On the Brink

Funded by a California Arts Council Reentry Through the Arts Grant (2018-2019)

The Project

Lifer: Stories from the Inside/Out

On the Brink

In partnership with The Francisco Homes, TheatreWorkers Project artists Susan Franklin Tanner and Jim Macdonald conducted writing and theatre workshops for a group of seven men who are on parole from serving life sentences.

The workshops gave the participants an opportunity to examine, express, and redefine their life stories through a creative process.

Edited by Bonnie Banfield based the participants’ writing

Playwright

Jim Macdonald

Director

Susan Franklin Tanner

Producer

Seven residents of The Francisco Homes

Participants

Susan Franklin Tanner, Jim Macdonald

Teaching Artist(s)

Nicole Keating, Documentarian

Other Participant(s)

PERFORMANCES

Venue(s)
Various including Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA and University of Southern California

“It really helped me to feel like I was where I belong and that I was around people like myself. It was nice to once again have the accountability of my peers to participate and prepare for our next week's meeting. The facilitators are great and friendly, and it felt nice to have so much fun doing something healthy in anticipation of giving a performance for the public. I also got so many opportunities to discuss what I was thinking and going through in my new daily life and I am grateful for the men and women who are around me. I hope more people can have this experience and I hope that I have the experience again."

— Joe S

MEDIA

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