Other Affiliated Programs: Lehigh Valley Social Impact Fellowship

Students on Summer Project Team:
Aiden Galbraith '22, IDEAS (Mechanical Engineering & Theatre)
Dom Ocampo '22, IDEAS (Mechanical Engineering & Theatre)
Leah Canel '21, Theatre
Eliza Howard '21, IBE

Faculty Mentor(s): Bill Whitney, Adjunct Professor of Theatre

Project Video: Click here to view

Project description:
The issue of mass incarceration is one that touches lives locally, regionally, and globally. The Beyond Bars project aims to use innovative forms of theatre and other forms of artistic expression to examine individual and community-wide consequences that stem from mass incarceration and draw attention, dialogue, and advocacy on behalf of these critical social justice issues. Students have written and produced two pieces of reader’s theatre based on stories and interviews conducted in the Northampton County Prison system. Currently, we are gathering material for a virtual theatre experience consisting of many short pieces presented in a "jukebox" style with resources and conversations facilitated to the audience. We hope that this piece will be premiered during the 2020 fall semester.