Voices Inside is an inspirational writing and theater program at Northpoint Training Center, a medium security prison near Danville, KY that uses theater arts and creative thinking to increase communication skills, build self-esteem and humanize and enrich the lives of those closed off behind bars.
It was founded by filmmaker Robby Henson, playwright Elizabeth Orndorff and Shakespeare Behind Bars founder Curt Tofteland.
Theaterlab has supported the program since 2011, presenting readings of the short plays by incarcerated writers in New York City. This reading series encourages the men in the program to continue to write and strive to improve their work.
The Voices Inside reading on March 1, 2020 featured:
PROTEIN DEFICIENT
By John Mudd
Directed by Jolene Noelle
Cast: Dominic Marcus & Ivan Moore
GET A LIFE
By Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
Directed by DeMone Seraphin
Cast: Gil Charleston,
Mark McCullough Thomas & Tobias Segal
FREEWORLD
by Andrew Phillips
Directed by Lauren Kiele DeLeon
Cast: Joel Acosta, Sam Black & Jon Rodriguez
THOSE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
by Jonathan R. Harris
Directed by Julie Kline
Directed by Julie Kline
Cast: McCaleb Burnett, Mark Coffin & Alex Hanna
CHAMPIONS
By Brandon Amos
Directed by Suzy PetchEam
Cast: Trey Cruz, William Gallagher & Maurice Geddie
A SPIDER’S WEB
By William Hobbs
Directed by V Greene
Cast: Angel Zeas, Riley Galt, Stu Richel
Producer: Lanie Zipoy
Associate Producer: Noelia Antweiler
Voices Inside is supported by generous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nathan Cummings Foundation.