@prisonperformingarts
Celebrating Our Incredible PPA Artistic Community!
Celebrating Our Incredible PPA Artistic Community!
A huge congratulations to PPA Alumni Theatre Company member LaWanda Jackson, who has been nominated for a St. Louis Theatre Circle Award for Outstanding Performer in a Comedy for her phenomenal work in Don't Be a Hero, Thank You written by fellow PPA alum Katherine Leemon! We're also thrilled to celebrate these PPA artistic collaborators, board members and staff on their on their well-deserved nominations:Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Comedy: Joel Moses – As You Like It, St. Louis Shakes
Donate to PPA Today!
Donate to PPA Today!
PREVIOUS POSTS
RSVP Today: LITTLE WOMEN TOWN
RSVP Today: LITTLE WOMEN TOWN
SPOTLIGHT ON KATIE LEEMON, WRITER OF DON'T BE A HERO, THANK YOU
SPOTLIGHT ON KATIE LEEMON, WRITER OF DON'T BE A HERO, THANK YOU
We're excited to share this interview with Katie Leemon, the talented playwright behind Don't Be a Hero, Thank You, one of the two plays featured in PPA’s production of As Told by Us next month. Katie, a member of the PPA Alumni Theatre Company, opened up about the journey of writing her play, the inspiration behind it, and the deeply personal stories that shaped her work.What was the inspiration behind Don't Be a Hero, Thank You?The play was derived from a collection of stories I told backstage
GATSBY OF A THOUSAND FACES PrisonPerformingArts
GATSBY OF A THOUSAND FACES PrisonPerformingArts
Voyage STL Interview with Rachel Tibbetts
Voyage STL Interview with Rachel Tibbetts
Today we’d like to introduce you to Rachel Tibbetts. Rachel Tibbetts Hi Rachel, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself. I’ve been doing theatre all my life. As a child, my parents took me to plays, and I fell in love. I was the kid who reenacted moments from everything I consumed – […]
JDC Unplugged: Surveys Reflect on JDC's Audio Play Experience
JDC Unplugged: Surveys Reflect on JDC's Audio Play Experience
In May of 2023, the St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center witnessed the culmination of a transformative journey as individuals collaborated to create an original audio play entitled MY THOUGHTS, MY WORDS, which you can listen to here.Here's a snapshot of the program's impact, captured through participant surveys:Survey Insights:When asked about how much they enjoyed the class: • 100% expressed that they liked the classWhen asked if they had ever written a play before the class: • 64% responde
BRITCHES! A Play for Lady Romeos
BRITCHES! A Play for Lady Romeos
2024 Aphra Behn Festival
2024 Aphra Behn Festival
Graphic Design by Dottie Quick SATE presents the Eighth Annual Aphra Behn Festival April 4-6, 2024All performances at 7:30PMThe Chapel, 6238 Alexander Drive, St. Louis MO 63105 SATE opened its 2024…
DREAMING OF LEAR | MetroTix
DREAMING OF LEAR | MetroTix
Altitude Video Production - PPA Opening night of A Chilling Night of One Acts!
Altitude Video Production - PPA Opening night of A Chilling Night of One Acts!
Prison Performing Arts Alumni Theater Company Opening Night of A Chilling Night of One Acts! A wonderful performance by the PPA Alumni Company with guest ac...
The Journey of SAINT JOAN OF ARC
The Journey of SAINT JOAN OF ARC
The creation of a play is a testament to the power of collaboration, creativity, and resilience. This is particularly true for Saint Joan of Arc, an original play conceived and produced through a unique collaboration between Prison Performing Arts (PPA) and Saint Louis University's Theatre & Dance Program.Fall 2019In the fall of 2019, Lucy Cashion, Associate Professor and Director of the Theatre & Dance Program at SLU, and Rachel Tibbetts, Artistic Director of PPA, co-taught a playwriting worksh
John Wolbers on Pop Life STL
John Wolbers on Pop Life STL
This week Lynn & Carl talk with John Wolbers from Prison Performing Arts and their upcoming performance of Joan of Arc. Then they speak to Brandi & Brittany Artis from 4 Hens Creole Kitchen and their
We've Moved!
We've Moved!
March 25, 2023, Prison Performing Arts staff and a band of board members and community volunteers packed up their offices and bid farewell to their long-time home at the Centene Center.We’re excited to slide in alongside The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival at 3333 Washington Ave, just down the road from our old digs.John Wolbers, PPA Executive Director shares his thoughts on the adjustment: "For almost two decades, the Centene Center for the Arts served as a cultural and creative home for PPA and
ARTS & HEALING
ARTS & HEALING
teegoodies
teegoodies
The Society of Dream Interpreters
The Society of Dream Interpreters
The Golden Record
The Golden Record
Zip, Zap, Zop at MECC
Zip, Zap, Zop at MECC
RFT Preview of THE GOLDEN RECORD
RFT Preview of THE GOLDEN RECORD
Love, Loyalty, Money, and Family - A JDC Audio Project
Love, Loyalty, Money, and Family - A JDC Audio Project
New JDC Audio Drama - "What I See"
New JDC Audio Drama - "What I See"
Our Home Alone - An Audioplay from the Artists at Hogan Street
Our Home Alone - An Audioplay from the Artists at Hogan Street
36 Years and Counting: Clemency for Patty?
36 Years and Counting: Clemency for Patty?
In Memory of Gary Brown
In Memory of Gary Brown
Healing through Art Support CVPA Students & Staff, organized by Lauren CRAM
Healing through Art Support CVPA Students & Staff, organized by Lauren CRAM
Waiting for Hecate
Waiting for Hecate
PPA Speakers Series: Maria Ojascastro
PPA Speakers Series: Maria Ojascastro
PPA is Back at MECC with Arts & Healing
PPA is Back at MECC with Arts & Healing
Taming of the Shrew(s)
Taming of the Shrew(s)
PPA Merch Store
RAC | Regional Arts Commission | Funder of the Arts in St. Louis
RAC | Regional Arts Commission | Funder of the Arts in St. Louis
New play highlights Club Riviera — one of the biggest Black nightclubs in the '40s
New play highlights Club Riviera — one of the biggest Black nightclubs in the '40s
Meet Playwright Katharine Cognard-Black
Meet Playwright Katharine Cognard-Black
Performing arts help people in Missouri reenter society after incarceration - Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Performing arts help people in Missouri reenter society after incarceration - Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Laertes Word - My Reformation Through Shakespeare
Laertes Word - My Reformation Through Shakespeare
Journal of Women in Criminal Justice
Journal of Women in Criminal Justice
Watch: The Voice Within
Watch: The Voice Within
2022 Illinois Reentry Conference – Prison Performing Arts’ Alumni Theatre Company
2022 Illinois Reentry Conference – Prison Performing Arts’ Alumni Theatre Company
Maggie Freleng's Podcast with Patty
Maggie Freleng's Podcast with Patty
Prison Performing Arts’ New Executive Director
Prison Performing Arts’ New Executive Director
2022 Aphra Behn Festival
2022 Aphra Behn Festival
Art Behind Bars: Writing Your Way to Freedom - The Crime Report
Art Behind Bars: Writing Your Way to Freedom - The Crime Report
Prison artwork live again after 2 years of digital versions
Prison artwork live again after 2 years of digital versions
A Toolkit for Advancing College Opportunity for Justice-Impacted Students - Illinois - The Education Trust
A Toolkit for Advancing College Opportunity for Justice-Impacted Students - Illinois - The Education Trust
THE TEMPEST and HAG-SEED: From Stage to Page—and Back Again!
THE TEMPEST and HAG-SEED: From Stage to Page—and Back Again!
Meet Actor Alicen Kramer-Moser
Meet Actor Alicen Kramer-Moser
Meet Actor Miranda Jagels Félix
Meet Actor Miranda Jagels Félix
Meet Production Intern Reed McLean
Meet Production Intern Reed McLean
Meet Director Lucy Cashion
Meet Director Lucy Cashion
Meet Visiting Scholar Beth Charlebois
Meet Visiting Scholar Beth Charlebois
VIRTUAL: College Behind Bars: WashU’s Prison Education Project
VIRTUAL: College Behind Bars: WashU’s Prison Education Project
Obituary for Amy Sherrill
Obituary for Amy Sherrill
Studio residency at the World Trade Center reserves space for formerly incarcerated artists
Studio residency at the World Trade Center reserves space for formerly incarcerated artists
Acclaimed Dance Organization JDPP Announces New Name
Acclaimed Dance Organization JDPP Announces New Name
Colorado airs the nation's first prison radio station
Colorado airs the nation's first prison radio station
Resilience: Today & Tomorrow Poetry Honorable Mentions
Resilience: Today & Tomorrow Poetry Honorable Mentions
Arts & Healing Performances
Arts & Healing Performances
Welcome, John Wolbers!
Welcome, John Wolbers!
Illinois Reentry Conference
Illinois Reentry Conference
Arts & Healing program
Arts & Healing program
Rehabilitation Through The Arts
Rehabilitation Through The Arts
Nicole Fleetwood on NEA Podcast
Nicole Fleetwood on NEA Podcast
Prison Arts Collective
Prison Arts Collective
NEA Grant
NEA Grant
Grief, Trauma, Love
Grief, Trauma, Love
Freeman Word - And Up From the Gut
Freeman Word - And Up From the Gut
MLK - Joy Is An Act of Resistance
MLK - Joy Is An Act of Resistance
Susan Slotnick and Healing Choreography
Susan Slotnick and Healing Choreography
Michael Richardson
Michael Richardson
The Drum Major
The Drum Major
2021, A Year in Review!
2021, A Year in Review!
A Christmas Carol Workshop
A Christmas Carol Workshop
Rudolph Meets Jake Audio Play
Rudolph Meets Jake Audio Play
Written Off Podcast
Written Off Podcast
Poet Elizabeth Alexander
Poet Elizabeth Alexander
"Look At Me"
"Look At Me"
Poet Jordan's Art Dojo
Poet Jordan's Art Dojo
Nicole Fleetwood
Nicole Fleetwood
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia
PAC and Huxley
PAC and Huxley
Parole for Puppies Article
Parole for Puppies Article
Donate Now: Give STL Day
Donate Now: Give STL Day
Facebook
Facebook
Instagram
Instagram
YouTube
YouTube
LinkedIn
LinkedIn
X
X
View on mobile
Explore other Linktrees
Stanley Tucci
@stanleytucci
babynezz
@babynezz
BNC Map
@bncmap
Demi Lovato
@demilovato
elan.media
@elan.media
Caroline Ricke
@carolinericke
davestewart
@davestewart
The Last of Us
@thelastofus
Lady Gang
@theladygang
OrelSanTour2026
@OrelSanTour2026
previous
next
Discover more
See all
@innerspaceflooring
@kevgami
@lodearest
@hofstraculinaryclub
@alphaoptron_
@soulrockdedor
@startup101podcast
@pattysantana2002
@tylerlerdahl
@bluemadness
@usret.id
@fencesitter
@edmurlealoficial
@g.c_weddingsinger
@JNBBadmintonClub
@taghearbrandinsights
@experimentium
@sdsparks
@crimexcassie
@boccabirmingham
@LifeEnjoyersClubLEC
@OMEVAS
@Tranquangthang
@u.s.away
@mister_mke
@cantoradeboradantas
@Middlesisterdesigns
@davidguiraud
@Therootedhomeco
@amrithnoniofficial
@Lisaaamarieee
@milkymusic.hk
@bukhc
@indomaret_malang
@delemusart
@alibarbarl
@aywpublishing
@555studiosbr
@ackeronaudio
@i.love.cute.nails
@akio.ai
@lulurdz.c
@fabulosacleaning
@Zhaydis
@laurenhsweeney