After a tremendously successful first run, we are thrilled to offer a second chance to attend a special community presentation by the

Scene Inside Theatre Company
at
Homestead Correctional Institution
of

A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare

Midsummer 

  
directed by
La Vonne Canfield

Sunday, April 29, 2012

 4:30pm - 7:00pm

 

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to observe the creative work of the women in the ArtSpring theatre program. It will be an unforgettable experience!

To be considered for admittance, you must submit a security information form to ArtSpring by April 20th in order for the Florida Department of Corrections to conduct a criminal background check for each guest requesting to attend.

Click here to Download form (Word document)

For more information, please contact the ArtSpring office

by phone at 305-278-1601

  or via email at artspring@artspring.org

 While the program is scheduled to begin at 4:30pm and end at 7:00pm, please allow extra time before and after for entry and departure through security. Directions to the prison will be provided upon confirmation of approved security clearance. 

HCIfunders2012

 

ArtSpring Artist Facilitator La Vonne Canfield reads a writing from the BGAP workshop at Books & Books in Coral Gables on 5/15/07. Seated behind her are readers who also took part.
From left to right: Vicki Lopez Lukis, Ellen Shishko and Marcia Frazier; and (not pictured) Leslie Neal, Brenda Valencia Aldana, Queen Brown, Chrystie Martinez and Khadijah Rolle.
Numbers too big to ignore.
64: Percentage of girls in detention in Miami-Dade County who report being abused at least one time in their lives (half were abused by a parent).
59: Percentage of girls in detention who have moved homes five or more times in their lives; percentage of girls whose parents are or have been incarcerated.
53: Percentage of those girls whose parents have a history of substance abuse.
49: Percentage of all girls in detention who report self-mutilation.
33: Percentage of girls in detention who have attempted suicide.
80: Percentage of incarcerated women who are mothers.
90: Percentage of women in prison who have been abused.
551: Percentage of increase of Florida's female prison population between 1977 and 2004.

 

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