San Quentin News

Written By Incarcerated - Advancing Social Justice

  • Home
  • Espanol Home
  • Image Galleries
  • Back Issues
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Donate / Subscribe
  • Wall City

Long road to perform Shakespeare’s “King Lear”

September 27, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

It is a long road to a performance of Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” held on May 18, and “Comedy of Errors” on May 25. The cast has been rehearsing since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Lesley Currier, Marin Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare

SQ Shakespeare troupe performs 18 plays

December 17, 2017 by Wayne Boatwright

Andrew “Drew” Wadsworth in “Granny Always Told Me”

The warm humor of inmate Eric Durr began a Shakespeare-inspired explosion of 18 original performances using a full assortment of stage-craft — from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Angel Falcone, LeMar “Maverick” Harrison, Lesley Currier, Marin Shakespeare, Marin Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare, Suraya Keating

Shakespeare troupe brings on comedy and drama

September 1, 2017 by Wayne Boatwright

Inmate actors with Jason Robinson performing in the SQ Chapel

Energy was high and humor flowed like good ale when performers in costume of Old England mixed with the audience at the San Quentin Protestant Chapel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Prison Programs, Recently Posted Tagged With: LeMar “Maverick” Harrison, Lesley Currier, Lord Willoughby, Marin Shakespeare Company, Measure For Measure, Parallel Play, Richard II, San Quentin, San Quentin State Prison, Sir Stephen Scroop, Suraya Keating

Veterans and Shakespeare converge tell war stories

February 3, 2017 by Emile Deweaver

A group of San Quentin veterans joined some Shakespearean actors to portray the traumas they endured in war. Recently, over 30 guests came into San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Featured, Veterans Tagged With: Lesley Currier, Mary Donovan, Ron Self, Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out

Video

Made With Love At San Quentin State Prison The Last Mile Logo

  • Home
  • Espanol Home
  • Image Galleries
  • Back Issues
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Donate / Subscribe
  • Wall City

  • Featured
  • Recently Posted
  • Arts
  • Death Penalty
  • Education
  • Espanol
  • Legal
  • Most Read
  • Sports