By Rena Fraden
ISBN-10: 0807826596
ISBN-13: 9780807826591
This ain't no Dreamgirls," Rhodessa Jones warns members within the Medea undertaking, the theater software for incarcerated ladies that she based and directs. Her expectancies are grounded actually, tempered, for instance, by means of the truth that ladies are the quickest transforming into inhabitants in U.S. prisons. nonetheless, Jones believes that via enticing incarcerated ladies within the technique of constructing and staging dramatic works in line with their very own tales, she will push them towards tapping into their very own creativity, confronting the issues that landed them in legal, and taking keep an eye on in their lives.
Rena Fraden chronicles the collaborative strategy of remodeling incarcerated women's tales into productions that include Greek mythology, hip-hop tune, dance, and autobiography. She captures a various array of voices, together with these of Jones and different artists, the sheriff and felony guards, and, such a lot vividly, the ladies themselves. via compelling narrative and considerate statement, Fraden investigates the Medea Project's mix of paintings and activism and considers its limits and chances for enacting social change.
Rhodessa Jones is co-artistic director of the San Francisco-based functionality corporation Cultural Odyssey and founding father of the Medea venture: Theater for Incarcerated girls. An award-winning performer, she has taught on the Yale institution of Drama and the hot collage of California.
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You feeling sad? Bad? Go in there and clean up that kitchen. Go clean out the basement. ’’ And my father said, ‘‘If you’re going to be a thief, you better be a damn good one. Because if you get in trouble, I can’t help you. ’’ It becomes a part of you. I’m not saying that’s always good. But the other side of it is I learned I could wield a mighty sword. At the same time, I would never cut your head off because you’re my family. I couldn’t do this work without these people letting me manipulate them, letting me mold them, letting me challenge them.
It becomes a part of you. I’m not saying that’s always good. But the other side of it is I learned I could wield a mighty sword. At the same time, I would never cut your head off because you’re my family. I couldn’t do this work without these people letting me manipulate them, letting me mold them, letting me challenge them. I couldn’t do it without people trusting and believing in me. It’s like Harriet Tubman. You pull out the gun and say, ‘‘We’re going on. ’’ And at a point you don’t get to quit.
Then somehow money came up. ’’ He said, ‘‘You do? 00 book. 00 cash. 00. ’’ He comes back and started smoking his crack while I’m drinking my wine. ’’ We walk over to the Burger King, order, sit down and I see a friend of mine. I say, ‘‘Hey, Nel. ’’ I finished eating and looked over at the devil. ’’ We goes outside and he sticks a gun in my ribs. 10 : i n t r o d u c t i o n And he says, ‘‘Walk, bitch! ’’ And I’m walking scared as fuck. He takes me up to the roof near the Kabuki theater. We get up on the roof.