Arts in Corrections

The Circle

Funding: California Arts Council

The Project

Life Stories from the Inside/Out

The Circle

The Circle is a theatrical video collage produced and directed by TheatreWorkers Project artists. It was written by 9 men on the “A” Yard at California State Prison-Los Angeles County in Lancaster. Their words are performed by 5 formerly incarcerated actors who are members of the Project Re/Frame Ensemble. This piece was created in 2020.

9 Residents of California State Prison-Lancaster, Composed by Bonnie Banfield

Playwright

Marlene McCurtis & Alexa Kershner

Director

Susan Franklin Tanner, Marlene McCurtis

Producer

5 Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Participants

Susan Franklin Tanner, Rubén Guevara, Jim Macdonald, Whitney Wakimoto

Teaching Artist(s)

"Coming Full Circle" composed and performed by Quentin Blake

Music

Alexa Kershner

Choreography

Caren McCaleb, Megan Mitchell, Shanley Kellis, James Huang

Other Participant(s)

PERFORMANCES

Venue(s)
Online platform

MEDIA

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