Spotlight Project: MasterPEACE: Young Artists Making A Kinder World
Theatrical Production of Truth Be Told
2005-08-01
Tickets for each of the three nights were sold out days in advance and all three performances had standing-room-only crowds. "Powerful" and "incredible!" were the adjectives most often used by audience members, and participants alike when they described the play. The Talkbacks after each show were well attended and featured energized and engaged discussions; groups of people lingered in the theater, talking excitedly.
Truth Be Told (the organization which inspired the play) had 21 folks sign up for a follow-up presentation about their work in early August. Inspired by "a life-changing experience" and their dialogue with former inmates, by the time the play was over, Tina Parker, the play's director, and the cast had organized a "suitcase project" in response -- they plan to send a suitcase of clothes and toiletries to graduates of Truth Be Told's programs upon their release from prison.
