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Events
Theatre Reentry Project Meeting
Join us every Tuesday at 10am
Virtual
Join us for arts, community, and fun each Tuesday. Themes and arts topics change regularly. Open to any person reentering their community after incarceration at a women’s prison. New participants should email us for information on how to join.
Theatre Reentry Project Meeting
Saturday, July 24, 2020 - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ArtsExchange - East Point, GA
Join us for arts, community, and fun each Tuesday. Themes and arts topics change regularly. Open to any person reentering their community after incarceration at a women’s prison. New participants should email us for information on how to join.
Theatre Reentry Project Micro Memoir Workshops
with Author Anna Schachner
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 10am and Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 10am
Virtual
Georgia author Anna Schachner leads two workshops on creative writing and micro memoir. A true hybrid, the micro memoir strives to combine the extreme abbreviation of poetry, the narrative tension of fiction, and the truth-telling of creative nonfiction. No prior experience necessary. Open to any person reentering their community after incarceration at a women’s prison. New participants should email us for information on how to join.
News & Thinking
Improvisation
Improvisation. The theatrical art of flying without a net. An art form that necessitates trust, support, and a need to tear down all of one’s figurative and emotional walls. Needless to say, I was nervous about attending the drama class at Arrendale State Prison before my first day. I had absolutely no idea what I…
Being Present
Then it was time to settle, time for a brief talk about alignment and posture. But technical perfection was not the goal of the day. Physical and sensory engagement was. So I moved and they followed and talking was kept to a minimum. It was a joy to look out on the group and see…
Spending More on Prisons than Education
I came across an article today that list 10 states that spend more on prisons than education. Although I was not surprised that Georgia was on the list, as well as the usual suspects such as California and New York. I was surprised by a few of the states that were included, and a few…
Being Seen
The rusty cracking sound of the gate opening to reveal the sinuous desolation of prison territory was not a new endeavor. Only a small amount of time has elapsed since I last left these women laughing and witnessing each other in the imaginal realm of the theatre. The scene is the same as before, as…
