Daphne Masque attended a performance of Two Gentlemen of Verona at San Quentin State Prison on May 24, 2019. Here’s what she wrote about her experience: Welcome to The Front Row! I’m going to tell you about a production I saw at San Quentin produced and directed by Marin Shakespeare Company. I had a better…
Measure for Measure By Dramaturg Cathleen Sheehan When Measure for Measure was performed for King James I in 1604, Shakespeare was an established, successful playwright. Having gained the patronage and support of the new monarch King James I, he could feel secure in his position. Measure for Measure reflects the confidence of an acknowledged and…
We’re inviting everyone to share favorite memories of your time with Marin Shakespeare Company! Please send yours to Dori Eisenhauer at marketing@marinshakespeare.org. Mary Baird, Actor Twelfth Night in 2016 reunited four theatre artists who had a 50-year working friendship: Michael Hume as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Mary Baird as Maria, Darren Kelley as Sir Toby Belch,…
As part of the celebration of our 30th season, we are offering free tickets to people who answer questions about Marin Shakespeare Company on Facebook. Question #1: Now performing BREAKING THROUGH this Friday and Saturday at 7:30, what year did our Returned Citizens Theatre Troupe present their first original work? Answer: Our Returned Citizens Theatre…
An article from Comstock’s Business Insight for the Capital Region May 24, 2019 With fabulous photos from our Shakespeare at Folsom program, led by Lynn Baker-Nauman and Alejandra Wahl. https://www.comstocksmag.com/photo-gallery/business-and-nonprofits-offer-free-programs-help-california-inmates?fbclid=IwAR1YDVYQ4SyidJY72owi_n19Oq_-4fstDaBAP3hSbaCd5mbctAaCNoEEjSU…
Dori Eisenhauer interviewed Suraya Keating, Marin Shakespeare Company’s Shakespeare for Social Justice Director, on April 18, 2019. Suraya shared some of her background and inspiration for her work teaching Shakespeare in Prison and with the Returned Citizens Theatre Troupe. Dori: You’ve just celebrated a milestone with Marin Shakespeare Company! How long have you been working…
With Professor Maura Tarnoff, students from Santa Clara University visited San Quentin State Prison on January, 27, 2019 to participate in a 3-hour Workshop led by Marin Shakespeare Company’s Lesley Currier. Students and inmate actors explored the themes of “justice” and “mercy” through theatre games and Shakespeare readings. Some of the students wrote reflections about…
Theatre Bay Area, July 3, 2018 – By Jia Taylor Jia Taylor interviews Dameion Brown about playing Pericles. …
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 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…
