Press
American Theatre Magazine
February 2019
February 2019’s issue of American Theatre Magazine features Drama Club alongside other leading theater programs doing work within the criminal justice system. The piece, titled A Role For Theatre In Criminal Justice?, highlights Drama Club as well as many of our organizational allies, such as Rehabilitation Through The Arts.
NBC Universal & TODAY.com
March 30, 2018
Drama Club Peer Mentors, Teaching Artists, and Board Member Susan Kelechi Watson sat down with John Legend to discuss how our youth can turn their passion for theater into pathways towards success. We also got a special behind-the-scenes pass to a rehearsal for Jesus Christ Superstar Live! Click here to read the accompanying article published on TODAY.
The Takeaway, NPR
October 4, 2017
Listen to NPR coverage of our program on Rikers Island in Bringing Theater Behind Bars.
Since August 2014, Whittlesey and her team have made their way to the 91-year-old correctional facility on Saturdays. The teaching artists do improv with them in two sessions in two different units from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., all in preparation for a finale show for corrections staff, invited family, and selected guests at the end of their 12 weeks. “The one thing I’ve noticed about Drama Club is the impact,” Lindsey Lybrand, Rikers’ executive director of advancement and enrichment, said. “Juveniles come out of their shells…And that’s rare to see in here.”