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May 30, 2024 · A few actors paused the play to break the fourth wall. Tim McCrea, who played Titus’ doomed daughter Lavinia, spoke about sexual violence and its impact on victims. Keating led a question-and...
With the aid of Mandell and Blau, Cluchey’s case came under review, and with due consideration he was released on parole. In its new incarnation, outside the walls of San Quentin, the company flourished and gained particular notoriety for its productions of the plays of Samuel Beckett.
Trejo spent much of the 1960s in California prisons--Tracy (1963-1965), San Quentin (1965-1968), Soledad (1968-1969). Despite being known for playing intimidating and violent characters, he is widely known as being one of the nicest and friendliest actors in Hollywood who has been described as a joy to work with by co-stars.
- May 16, 1944
May 27, 2015 · San Quentin, one of the toughest prisons in the United States is showcasing talent that shines new light on the plays of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare at San Quentin — History. In 2003, Marin Shakespeare Company started Shakespeare at San Quentin. We were inspired by the work of Curt Tofteland, whose program was documented in the film “Shakespeare Behind Bars”. The original teacher was Jonathan Gonzalez.
May 15, 2015 · Rick Cluchey was drawn to the theatre in 1957, whilst serving a life sentence at San Quentin State Prison for armed robbery. In November of that year, Herbert Blau and the San Francisco Actor’s Workshop staged a production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot for the inmate population.
Jun 30, 2022 · Marin Shakespeare Company had been running programming in San Quentin—providing a vital creative, emotional and social outlet for those inside—for 17 years uninterrupted until the pandemic hit. The non-profit theater group has been working with incarcerated people since 2003.
