The performers of Sisters Rising are formerly incarcerated Chicago-area women who meet weekly in facilitated workshops focused on developing performance and writing skills.
Still Point employs the artists of Sisters Rising to write, rehearse and perform original theatre performances based on their lived experiences and their aspirations for their new lives. Still Point facilitators lead participants through public speaking, writing and acting exercises.
Their writing — poetry, character-driven scenes, and monologues based on issues related to their incarceration — is edited into a script, then blocked, memorized, and rehearsed.
Sisters Rising is now in its fifth year of inspiring and successful performances in the Chicago area, performing in schools, churches and women’s shelters. This year, Sisters Rising will continue these performances, as well as add two new high-profile original productions.
Still Point seeks lasting change in the lives of individual women, and in society’s attitudes toward the incarcerated. The programs of Sisters Rising can challenge stereotypes of incarcerated people, and help formally incarcerated women gain self-confidence and better communication skills, and learn to be more productive members of society.
Sisters Rising serves as a valuable societal entry point for formerly incarcerated women because, in many cases, it provides these women with their first paychecks, while teaching valuable knowledge and skills for long-term employment.
Don't miss these performances!
Madison Street Theatre
1010 Madison Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
Dates: Friday, March 9 at 7:30, and
Saturday, March 10 at 4:00pm and 7:30pm.
There is a suggested a $10.00 donation at the door.
Reservations: RSVP info@stillpointtheatrecollective.org (first come, first seated)
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