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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

The show goes on for SQ Shakespeareans

August 20, 2018 by Juan Haines

SQ Shakespeare troupe performs the Comedy of Errors

Drama therapy was in full display on May 18 as a nine-day quarantine ended at San Quentin for inmate performers in the Shakespeare play King Lear — a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Featured Tagged With: Comedy of Errors, King Lear, Marin Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare, Steve Emrick, William James Association

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

Donovan Inmates Write Shakespeare Play for San Diego University

June 1, 2016 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Students at San Diego State University performed a play, “I’M GOOD,” written by inmates at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD). “In my … [Read more...]

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

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