From Arts Council of Greater New Haven:
Lights up on the bare stage. At the far left, Tabari "Ra" Hashim is a kid again, eating cereal as police descend on his neighborhood in the small hours before school begins. His eyes follow their gear-clad bodies, wondering what kind of strange game this is. It's his mother, an edge in her voice, who interrupts to let him know that it's not.
Hashim is part of As We EMERGE: Monologues of the Formerly Incarcerated, a collaboration between Quinnipiac University and EMERGE Connecticut that puts the narratives of formerly incarcerated people on stage and on screen. Pulled from hours of interviews and based on a 2018 project of the same name, the work premiered last weekend at Quinnipiac's Theatre Arts Center, and will live on as a documentary from filmmaker Travis Carbonella. The organization is still raising funds for the documentary; learn more and donate here.
It has come together under the watchful eye of Alden Woodcock, executive director of EMERGE, and Rose Bochansky, technical director of visual and performing arts at the university. EMERGE is an organization that seeks to stem recidivism through job development, mentorship and professional training. This year, ensemble members include Babatunde Akinjobi, Hashim, Jimmy Robinson, Abdullah Shabazz and Vance Solman. Continue reading >>>
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