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Sunday, December 7, 2014
ARTS & COMMUNITY
Denton Record-Chronicle
From Page 4D
Rikers
“I can honestly say this pro-
gram has given me my human
back,” said Latanya Jones, who
was arrested last year on larceny
charges. “It’s made me remem-
ber that this is not forever. It’s
just for right now.”
The stage was just a space in
the middle of a basketball court
surrounded by plastic chairs.
The women — in pink Stella Ad-
ler T-shirts — made their en-
trance from a bathroom and
picked up various skirts left on
the gym floor, soon putting them
on.
The exuberant piece includ-
ed the inmates freezing as if stat-
ues, doing improvisational solo
dances and all motioning as if
throwing their hearts into the
air. They also got into pairs to
gently take turns nudging each
other like helium-filled balloons.
It was full oflightness, girlish en-
ergy, air and freedom.
“Even this late the bones of
the body shine/and tomorrow’s
dust flares into breath,” they
spoke from Strand’s poem. The
women ended with declarations
about what a circle means to
them: Infinite embrace, said
one. Another chance, said an-
other.
Tommy Demenkoff, the stu-
dio’s director of outreach, said
his staff gave the women train-
ing in acting, movement and
speech, as well as a framework
for the piece. It was up to the in-
mates to fill it in, “basically, with
themselves” so “their authentic-
ity rises to the top.”
Inmate Jennifer Wansley, ar-
rested this summer on attempt-
ed robbery charges, said work-
ing on the piece was calming
and collaborative. She said the
women — of different ages, rac-
es and religions — had created a
strong bond, evident from their
congratulatory hugs and smil-
ing, flushed faces.
Wansley said inmates came
From Page 4D
Rainey
nization during the holidays be-
cause they have saved time and
money. Many patients in nurs-
ing facilities would love a visit
and a card. You might think this
impossible. That is, until you try
it and put a smile on a lonely
face.
Recycling can be one of the
most hilarious holiday gift ideas
of all. You can recycle a funny
gift you have received. Once our
family had an old bowling ball.
It became Santa, an Easter Bun-
ny gift, and has even become a
gift beyond those major holi-
days.
What about no gifts at all?
I’m told there are some children
in our school district who often
do not eat from Friday at lunch
until Monday morning at break-
fast. That is because they are on
a government-subsidized pro-
gram that feeds them at school
and there is no food at home.
Why not pool the family’s re-
sources and purchase a meal
and toys for a family that has hit
hard times? You might ask at
your house of worship or a local
nonprofit agency for a name of a
family in need.
Our community is one of the
fastest-growing counties in the
nation. It’s my privilege to live
here. It’s also my privilege to
shop here. It’s tough to complete
with big business. Bring tax dol-
lars back home. Denton is made
of unique specialty shops owned
by men and women who live
here.
Whether it is a boutique on
or off the Square, hair or nail sa-
lon, bakery, Western store or
farm store, please make it a
point to shop in Denton.
Downtown is gorgeous with
holiday lights, and magical dis-
plays of holiday color are all
around. Enjoy it all.
Take advantage of programs
at your house of worship, and
visit chorale and drama perfor-
mances at our schools. You will
get into the spirit of the season
by participating.
PAM RAINEY is a longtime
Denton resident and a real
estate agent who has helped
many seniors make decisions
about living arrangements. You
can reach her with suggestions
by email or 940-293-3117.
in every day for rehearsals gruff
from their cells but left happier.
‘When I come here, I’m more
at peace,” she said. The program
has also gotten her hooked on
acting: “I’m going to take it seri-
ously when I get out.”
The acting program comes at
a time when Rikers has come
under scrutiny for a host of con-
troversies including bloody
brawls, drug activity and inmate
deaths, and even the accidental
release of prisoners.
‘We’re into a big reform pro-
gram and trying new things and
to think outside the box,” said
Clifford, the warden. “Anything
that helps recidivism, or with
idleness within the jail, helps the
inmates grow and keeps it safer
for the staff. It’s just a win-win.”
Stella Adler was one of the ti-
tans of 20th-century actor train-
ing who stressed social engage-
ment and activism. Her school
helped train Marlon Brando,
Robert De Niro, Elaine Stritch
and Warren Beatty.
The studio has enrichment
programs in seven low-income
south Bronx middle schools,
helps inmates earn their GEDs,
and collaborates with recovering
substance abusers at Phoenix
House.
Mulgrew is a proud alumna
who studied for two years under
Stella Adler: “If you’re not useful
to your community, you might
as well just hang it up, go to Hol-
lywood and do abad sitcom,” she
said. “This is being useful.”
Tom Oppenheim, the stu-
dio’s president and artistic direc-
tor as well as Adler’s grandson,
said the decision to train female
Rikers inmates came because
the women are, in many ways, a
forgotten population.
“Theater makes use of hu-
manity. And jails and prisons are
places where humanity is in
great danger of being discarded,”
he said. “When you give inmates
an opportunity and the environ-
ment to express themselves, to
communicate what matters to
them, you see there’s enormous
richness.”
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