| In 2012, inmates at San Quentin prison rehearsed and performed the play HAMLET, directed by Lesley Currier and Suraya Keating of Marin Shakespeare Company.Simultaneously, the men created a “Parallel Play” — their own autobiographical stories, inspired by the themes in HAMLET, told through theatre, and directed by Suraya Keating. Here you can see video of their performances, and read transcripts of what they wrote.The “Parallel Play” was supported in part by a grant from Theatre Bay Area’s CA$H Fund. We are grateful to Cal Humanities for a 2013 Community Stories grant, which has allowed us to make this material available online. If you would like to use these playlets in performance, please contact Lesley Currier at We would like to acknowledge the courage and talent of the men who participated in this production. These are all men who have made terrible choices at some point in their lives, who have hurt others and themselves, and who are trying now to be the best men they can be. In telling their stories, they are hoping to heal themselves and others. Shakespeare provides the perfect inspiration for looking deeply at the complexities of human motivation and the aspiration for divine forgiveness. | |
| Kimini Randall: http://youtu.be/yWgZNwLuks0 FORGIVENESS (pdf) |  |
| Jonathan Wilson: http://youtu.be/wdKvmIbuWXU THE SEARCH FOR LOVE (pdf) |  |
| John Neblett: http://youtu.be/79bgh8YE_p8 RAIN ENOUGH (pdf) |  |
| Tristan Jones: http://youtu.be/EMuAGSvZZXc BECAUSE I SAID SO (pdf) |  |
| Angelo Falcone: http://youtu.be/Fd7sYTRKuVE BETRAYAL (pdf) |  |
| Eric Lowery: http://youtu.be/8NwF1poS0wc THE PLEASURES OF PAIN (pdf) |  |
| Rodney Capell: http://youtu.be/KJCiW6wGJFc MY BEST FRIEND (pdf) |  |
| Belize Villafranco: http://youtu.be/XLau8PjGOEM L.A. NIGHTLIFE (pdf) |  |
| Julian Glenn (Luke) Padgett: http://youtu.be/rAaQDzCJAgY STAND UP |  |
| Larry Mosley: http://youtu.be/lKxLXa_EqCk THE TREE OF HIP HOP (pdf) |  |
“Shakespeare in Blue” a 36-minute documentary film
by David White
http://youtu.be/3pYs5ffeE9A
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