Civic Special - Formerly Incarcerated Performers Headline Berkeley Rep’s Mainstage

About this episode

The episode discusses the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project and its festival at Berkeley Repertory Theater.

Guest host Rosie Bultman tells the story of the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project is culminating its run as Berkeley Repertory Theater’s first “company in residence.” A four-day festival of solo performances will feature themes from fatherhood to the prison healthcare system, as formerly incarcerated performers bring their unique experiences to broader audiences.

Topics covered

• performing arts
• incarceration
• theater

Keywords

• Berkeley Rep
• performance festival
• fatherhood
• prison healthcare

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