Prison Performing Arts, St. Louis, MO Videos

Videos by Prison Performing Arts in St. Louis. Enriching the lives of incarcerated individuals through the performing arts.

Take a peek behind the wrapping paper and find out more about the making of Rudolph Meets Jake in this short interview with Carl Overly, Jr. and Rachel Tibbetts.

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Take a peek behind the wrapping paper and find out more about the making of Rudolph Meets Jake in this short interview with Carl Overly, Jr. and Rachel Tibbetts.

The young artists at the St. Louis County Juvenile Detention Center have written and performed a holly, jolly audio drama, featuring a cast of characters including the most famous reindeer of all! Check it out and enjoy the cheer!

TCSTL Arts & Healing Performances Dec 2021
PPA is honored to highlight recent graduates of the Transition Center St. Louis’ Arts and Healing Program! Special Thanks to: Arts and Education Council - St. Louis Transition Center of St. Louis / Missouri Department of Corrections *Teaching Artists* John Blair - Writing Bess Moynihan - Theatre Rachel Tibbetts - Theatre Maria Ojascastro - Visual Arts

PPA Merch Holiday Promo
What do you get the caring, fashionable person you love who has everything? Incredible merch from PPA! Check out what’s available at ppa-merch.creator-spring.com!

Don’t miss your chance to snag your tickets for the Alumni Theatre Company’s production of Elsinore! 🎟 Performances will take place September 24th-26th at The Chapel. 🎭 Learn more and get your tickets ➡️ e.givesmart.com/events/mON.

PPA can’t wait to celebrate with all of you at our 15th Annual Bash on the spacious grounds of the historic Magic Chef Mansion. All health & safety precautions will be taken, with individually-boxed gourmet goodies from Flavor 360 and Laughing Bear Bakery. Learn more about the Annual Bash and get your tickets ➡️ PPAreunited.givesmart.com.

We are so excited about our brand new PPA Merch! ❤️ Check out our store and order your favorite products by visiting ppa-merch.creator-spring.com.

The Kept Away Series - Episode 4
The final episode of PPA Alumni Theatre Company's "Kept Away Series" is here! Featured in this episode are Alumni members Eric, Bratt, David, Larry, and Autumn, reading powerful original monologues about incarceration and life back at home.

Kept Away Series - Episode 1
The first episode of "The Kept Away Series" is here! Listen to the stories of PPA Alumni Theatre Company members - their vulnerability, resilience, and artistry will inspire you. Special thanks to Christopher Limber, Eric Satterfield, and Stray Dog Theatre for their support with this project.

Gary F. Bell & the Kept Away project
Artistic collaborations are not only important, they're fun! Earlier this month, PPA partnered with Stray Dog Theatre for the Alumni Theatre Company's "Kept Away" project, a series of original monologues about life pre- and post-incarceration. We can't wait to share these stories with you. Here's Stray Dog Theatre's Artistic Director, Gary F. Bell, talking about the project. Stay tuned for the monologues in the coming weeks!

A little over 3 hours left and we are only $262 away from reaching our goal of $5,000! If you still want to donate, here is the link: https://www.givestlday.org/prisonperformingarts Listen to one participant’s story of what he learned through the Arts & Healing program:

#throwbackthursday to this awesome jam session with PPA youth program alum Bronson and teaching artist Michael Amoroso. The two have resumed guitar lessons outdoors - we can't wait to see what else they create!

Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! The sneak peek of "Elsinore" is here in celebration. Here is a reading of Act 2, Scene 12 of this full-length epic prequel to Shakespeare's "Hamlet" written by two PPA Alumni, Eric and David. Joining them for this presentation is PPA Alum, Autumn. Enjoy!

Happy Holidays from our PPA family to yours!

Eric Satterfield

Zoom Interview