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DESCRIPTION:PRISON PLAY WITH EX-CON CAST AT BIG RED CHURCH\n\nSANTA MARIA, CA – The 
 original musical drama OFF THE HOOK, set in a California prison and 
 featuring a 15-member cast of formerly incarcerated people, will play in 
 Fresno on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Big Red Church, 2131 Van Ness 
 Blvd.\n\nOFF THE HOOK examines the ever-present threat of violence and 
 racial segregation in prison. Separation from family, the danger of 
 becoming too close to others and, finally, the triumph of the human spirit 
 come to life in OFF THE HOOK. \n\nThe play was written by Deborah Tobola, 
 artistic director of the Poetic Justice Project, who worked in Arts in 
 Corrections before retiring from the California Department of Corrections 
 and Rehabilitation. Bill McLaughlin, a professional actor and director with 
 more than 30 years' experience in stage and film, is directing the play. 
 All performances will be followed by talk-backs with the audiences.\n\nThe 
 Poetic Justice Project has received funding from the National Endowment for 
 the Arts, the California State Arts Council and the LEF Foundation for its 
 California Prison Town Tour, beginning Aug. 13 in Bakersfield.\n\nOFF THE 
 HOOK stars Alaska Native film actor Pius Savage, who plays shaman poet 
 Sparrow Hawk. Mr. Savage’s films include SPIRIT OF THE WIND (later 
 renamed ATTLA), WHITE FANG, BLACK FEATHER, OUT OF THE WILDERNESS and EDGE 
 OF THE WORLD.\n\nA program of the William James Association, based in Santa 
 Cruz, Poetic Justice Project produces original theatre on the Central Coast 
 that examines crime, punishment and redemption. The ensemble musical/drama 
 will also travel to Sacramento, Salinas, Bakersfield, Tehachapi, Redding, 
 Los Angeles and San Diego.\n\nTickets are $20, available at 
 brownpapertickets.com\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/28/18654873.php
SUMMARY:Off the Hook
LOCATION:Big Red Church, 2131 Van Ness Blvd., Fresno, Ca
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/28/18654873.php
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