{"product_id":"9781472508416","title":"Prison Theatre and the Global Crisis of Incarceration Performance and Incarceration","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCritical Companions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePrison Theatre and the Global Crisis of Incarceration\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePerformance and Incarceration\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAshley E. Lucas | Patrick Lonergan | Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eObscured behind concrete and razor wire, the lives of the incarcerated remain hidden from public view. Inside the walls, imprisoned people all over the world stage theatrical productions that enable them to assert their humanity and capabilities. Prison Theatre and the Global Crisis of Incarceration offers a uniquely international account and exploration of prison theatre. By discussing a range of performance practices tied to incarceration, this book examines the ways in which arts practitioners and imprisoned people use theatre as a means to build communities, attain professional skills, create social change, and maintain hope. Ashley Lucas's writing offers a distinctive blend of storytelling, performance analysis, travelogue, and personal experience as the child of an incarcerated father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Distinct examples of theatre performed in prisons are explored throughout the main text and also in a section of Critical Perspectives by international scholars and practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAshley Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Theatre \u0026amp; Drama and the Residential College at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, and Former Director of the Prison Creative Arts Project. She and Jodie Lawston co-edited the book \u003ci\u003eRazor Wire Women: Prisoners, Scholars, Artists, and Activists\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and they cofounded a blog by the same name. Lucas also write the play \u003ci\u003eDoin' Time: Through the Visiting Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, which she has performed as a one-woman show since 2004.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472508416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331825565836,"sku":"9781472508416","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_61e8ad9d-756d-4c47-b175-7abfb8a6b556.jpg?v=1783599278","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781472508416","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}