The Garner Players: How the Arts in Prison Can Heal

Saturday, June 27th, at 2 PM

A short film, two short plays, and a readings from Chris Belden's book of prison writings from the Garner Players: Daweed Ben-Yehuda, Felipe Colón, Jamal Gaines, Marquis Jackson, Floyd Lawrence, and Lex Melendez with Mark Aldrich, Chris Belden, and Beth Young.

The Garner Players theater troupe was established in 2009 at Garner Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison in Newtown CT, in order to foster creativity, teamwork & a true sense of rehabilitation. Like the real-life characters depicted in the hit film Sing Sing, the Garner Players wrote, produced, directed & starred in numerous productions for more than a decade.

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