Brazil Passion Play

  • Image of one of the prisoners with red t-shirt covered by simple white robe and crown of thorns on his head, carrying the cross around the prison courtyard
  • The cast altogether in a group shot
  • Gentleman watching from behind bars
  • Lady on ground with crowd pointing at her
  • Two gentlemen in dialogue
  • 1 image of Jesus carrying cross with soldiers in background and the second image of gentleman speaking
  • Close up of Jesus with crown of thorns on head
  • Crowd clapping together in Brazil Passion Play
  • Close up of man
  • Dialogue between two men
  • Interaction with group of gentlemen
  • Group of men watching from behind bars
  • Three gentleman discussing

Images from the play inside the prison concrete, stark courtyard surrounded by prison cells on two levels

 

As part of our ongoing work in prisons here and overseas, we produced this Passion Play in 2014.

 

Suzanne and Katie Milne initially worked in a number of favelas in Belo Horizonte, 2013 to determine the best place to set the play and then were invited to produce it one of the local prisons which Suzanne undertook at year later.

 

The prison is a fairly new, more modern prison which recognises the importance of education and rehabilitation rather than punishment.

It was a challenging project and we mentored two young Brazilians, teaching them how to direct and set up such a play.

The men were all Brazilians, serving sentences of up to 30 years and it was amazing to see the transformations in them as their confidence increased and their smiles at the end of the play when they received applause and certificates made the challenges all worth while!

Category
International, Passion Play, Past Production

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