Former Inmate Take on a New Role
Theatre Bay Area, July 3, 2018 – By Jia Taylor Jia Taylor interviews Dameion Brown about playing Pericles. …
Lesley Currier
Theatre in Criminal Justice
A feature story in American Theatre magazine about Theatre in Prison: https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/01/22/a-role-for-theatre-in-criminal-justice/…
Solano Vision News covers programs at Solano Prison
Solano Vision News November 2018 Four stories about performances at Solano Prison in 2018 — Much Ado About Nothing by the Level III Shakespeare at Solano group, As You Like It by the Level II Shakespeare at Solano group, an article about Marin Shakespeare Company’s Drama for Re-entry program, and an article about the second…
Race+Justice at the Commonwealth Club
Marin Shakespeare Company Managing Director Lesley Currier and Artists-in-Residence Dameion Brown and LeMar “Maverick” Harrison spoke as part of the Atlantic’s gathering Race+Justice San Francisco on December 14, 2018. Watch videos of the event here Photo courtesy of: The Atlantic/Melanie Wilbur…
“Hamlet is bottomless fries.” An interview with Talia Friedenberg
Talia Friedenberg is an actor and university student, most recently seen on the Marin Shakespeare stage as Ophelia in the 2018 Summer production of Hamlet. She is also a former student, having participated in many Marin Shakespeare summer camps and Teen Touring Companies. Talia graciously carved out a half-hour amidst her theatre studies at U.C.…
Sandy Zuber – Capital Campaign Co-Chair
Trevor Hoffmann, Marin Shakespeare Company’s Box Office and Communications Director interviewed board member Sandy Zuber on Tuesday, October 16, at the Marin Shakespeare administrative offices, currently operating from the San Rafael home of Company Directors Lesley and Bob Currier. Trevor Hoffmann: Hi Sandy! Thanks for meeting me. Sandy Zuber: My pleasure; thanks for having me.…
Drama Therapy Saved My Life
Interview with LeMar “Maverick” Harrison: Returned Citizen, and former Shakespeare at San Quentin actor Interview Conducted by Trevor Hoffmann, Marin Shakespeare Company LeMar Harrison, or “Maverick” as he identifies himself, is a musician, lyricist, actor, and father. Throughout the last 6 years, he has been a regular member of Marin Shakespeare Company’s Shakespeare class at…
Alaz Ozbirinci: Summing Up Summer Camp
Summing-Up Summer Camp: An Interview with student Alaz Ozbirinci Trevor Hoffmann: On September 21, I met with Alaz Ozbirinci, a recent student of Marin Shakespeare’s 2018 Summer Camps. Alaz, age 8, arrived with her parents, Purnur and Murat. After introductions, we sat down in Marin Shakespeare’s spacious classroom (and future indoor theatre) at 514 Fourth…
The Story of Pericles
Gower, a mythical story-teller, has taken on a human form to tell us this holy tale. Prince Pericles has recently lost his father and is in search of a wife. He travels to the kingdom of powerful King Antiochus, who has a beautiful daughter. But no one may wed her until he has solved a…
Behind Prison Walls: Shakespeare Comes to Folsom Prison
From the Folsom Telegraph, June 6, 2018 Behind Prison Walls: Shakespeare comes to Folsom Prison By: Rachel Zirin, Senior Reporter Twenty-one inmates participated in the first Shakespeare program at Folsom State Prison on May 29, exploring themes of honor, betrayal, loyalty and power in “Julius Caesar.” Brought to the prison by the Marin Shakespeare…