A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
We had tremendous fun rehearsing and performing Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream at Two Rivers prison! We spent a lot of time laughing. It's a very different play than Hamlet! There are more women's parts. Wacky love mix-ups! Fairies! You have to be brave to play the King of the Fairies in prison!
The two public performances were "sold out," and the response was overwhelmingly positive. It was a magical and heart-opening experience!
Bushra Azzouz is making a feature-length documentary film about the project. Filming for Midsummer Night's Dream in Prison began on June 19 and ended on October 9, 2010. Now comes the editing! Soon we will have a video clip on this site and on YouTube. If you want to get involved in this project, let us know. There's lots to do! Call Johnny at: 503-347-6869.
HAMLET
To read Oregonian article ("Hamlet in prison: Inmates discover 'the play's the thing'") by Bob Hicks about our 2008 production of Hamlet at Two Rivers prison, click here: www.oregonlive.com. This article contains a videoclip of the production!
To read Seattle Times article by Kathy Aney: "Bard's genius slips through prison bars," click here: seattletimes.nwsource.com