Acting out : how a prison theatre workshop broke free / Richard Hoehler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoehler, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison theater--United States.

Prison theater.

Arts in prisons--United States.

Arts in prisons.

Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.

Criminals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

How a prison theatre workshop broke free

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, Bloomsbury Publishing Group, Inc., [2025]

Summary:

"When Richard Hoehler first walked through the doors of a medium-security prison in upstate New York, he assumed it would be a one-time thing. A busy freelance writer, actor, and teacher, he'd been invited by a friend to lead an acting class for inmates. It was an intimidating prospect, but at the very least, he hoped the experience might give him new ideas for his teaching work on the outside. What Hoehler could not have anticipated was that his first class was the beginning of a life-changing odyssey, one that would see him leading a visionary, incredibly popular series of acting and writing workshops that culminated in full productions for rapt audiences. Acting Out is Hoehler's unforgettable account of his journey working with men whom society has locked away and written off as irredeemable. In his telling, we witness a rare kind of theatrical magic: faced with a dehumanizing and often arbitrary prison system, participants work to express themselves and connect with dramatic works where anger, compassion, forgiveness, and tears pour forth in a safe and supportive environment. Steering clear of both cynicism and sentimentality, this is the remarkable story of theatre's ability to change lives even in the most unlikely of settings." -- Book jacket.

Contents:

Tuf love

Brothers

Inside out

I of the storm

Saxophone music

Showdown

This is this

Fathers and sons

All my sons

Acting out

No man is an island

Talk to me

Kid stuff

Working class.

Other Format:

Online version: Hoehler, Richard. Acting out

ISBN:

9781493085552

1493085557

OCLC:

1450847282