Prison theatre and the global crisis of incarceration / Ashley E. Lucas.

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Foreword / Heather Ann Thompson -- Part I. Prison theatre : strategies for a better life. Introduction : journeys in prison theatre -- 1. Theatre as a strategy for community building -- 2. Theatre as a strategy for professionalization -- 3. Theatre as a strategy for social change -- 4. Theatre as a strategy for Hope -- Conclusion : glorious beings live here -- Part II. Critical perspectives. 5. Dancing in the wing’s : does prison theatre offer a radical containment or a pedagogy of utopia? / Selina Busby -- 6. “The actors have all the power” : Angola's “Life of Jesus Christ” / Stephanie Gaskill -- 7. Citizens theatre, Scotland, facilitates changes in life directions through creative arts mediums / Neil Packham and Elly Goodman -- 8. Bad girls, monsters, and chicks in chains : Clean break theatre company's disruption of representations of women, crime, and incarceration / Caoimhe McAvinchey.

"Obscured behind concrete and razor wire, the lives of the incarcerated remain hidden from public view. Inside the walls, imprisoned people all over the world stage theatrical productions that enable them to assert their humanity and capabilities. Prison Theatre and the Global Crisis of Incarceration offers a uniquely international account and exploration of prison theatre. By discussing a range of performance practices tied to incarceration, this book examines the ways in which arts practitioners and imprisoned people use theatre as a means to build communities, attain professional skills, create social change, and maintain hope." -- Baksida.