Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Prisoners Play Jurors in a Land of the Guilty
WSJ.com: "At Roumieh, Lebanon's biggest penitentiary, in the mountains above Beirut, something unprecedented in the history of the country is happening. Every Sunday for four months, inmates from the all-male prison are performing a play (interspersed with their own music and personal testimonials)."
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It took me about two hours to figure out how to read this article because of the paywall, but I finally figured it out! I am not all that tech savvy, so this is quite the achievement for me. This article was beautifully written. I felt like I was reading a novel! The imagery and everything was just so detailed. This is the first of articles I read that take place in a different country, so I really liked having that change, especially considering that it's a Middle Eastern country with a much different system and culture than ours (it'd be another thing if this was just the UK or Canada). I think this one is particularly unique because it's a recurring performance that is open to an audience outside of the prison, and it includes music and testimonials. It's a lot more than a play; it's like an evening of performances. The irony in them performing 12 Angry Men is not lost on anyone, and it makes the performance all the more intriguing and powerful.
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