Upcoming Performance of “The Castle”
Join Family Reentry and the cast and crew of The Castle, including Fortune Founder David Rothenberg, for Theater in the Garden at Bydale this Sunday, September 26, 2010.
Luncheon served at NOON.
Program begins at 12:30pm, and our theater performance featuring an Off-Broadway Production,”The Castle” – a short, compelling play you’ll never forget – begins at 1:30PM
For tickets and sponsoring information call 203.838.0496×100 or purchase your tickets online using the donate now button. Identify the donation amount and the number of tickets, which will be held at the door.
The Castle was conceived, co-written, and directed by Fortune Founder David Rothenberg, and is co-written and performed by Vilma Oritz Donovan, Kenneth Harrigan, Angel Ramos, and Casimiro Torres – all of whom are former clients of The Fortune Society. This breathtaking drama follows the formerly incarcerated cast, which has collectively served over 70 years in prison, as they relate their harrowing, real-life journeys through adversity, crime, and redemption.
The Castle recently completed its year-long Off Broadway run at the New World Stages where it opened in April of 2008. The first play in Off-Broadway history to have a cast composed entirely of formerly incarcerated persons, The Castle has received significant critical acclaim. For more information, please visit: www.thecastletheplay.org
PRESS RELEASES & REVIEWS OF THE CASTLE
From Prison to Freedom, and Telling Their Tales – The New York Times, 04/28/08
Con Artist: Veteran Prisoners’-Rights Activist David Rothenberg Opens Doors in The Castle – Time Out New York, 04/23/08
Ex-Convicts Stage Autobiographical Play – The Daily News, 04/27/08
Ex-convicts Join Ranks of Lobbyists in Albany – The Associated Press, 05/20/08
Play on Criminals’ Reentry into Society Comes to Capital – The Legislative Gazette, 06/16/08
Storming the Castle – Metroland Online, 06/13/08
Four Ex-Convicts Tell of Lives Lost and Found – The New York Times, 07/19/08
Off-Broadway Play ‘The Castle’ Comes to Inmates at Green Haven Facility – The Daily News, 11/29/08