Week 8

We ran through our piece that we are taking into the prison today.  We got it solidified and then spoke about how we are going to frame the days workshop.  When we get there we will spend most of the first half of the work shop doing theatre games to warm up and break the ice with the prisoners.  Going in will be myself, Fiona, Dr. Liz, Kaley, and a third year girl named Nick.  Fiona told us that we should dress rather conservativly, make sure not to give out any personal information, but to engage and talk with the prisoners during the break.  I have never been inside a prison and I have no idea what going into this experience will be like or what the prisoners might get out of it.  I we have done our research on prison theatre through the pendergast and saxton book and then through podcasts like This American Life's Act 5 about the Act 5 of Hamlet in a maxinmum security prison.  Our goal with our performance piece is to help the prisoners create their own short performance piece about honesty and loyalty within the family.  I will let you know how it goes comes wednesday!