Frannie Shepherd-Bates

I don't use this much right now, but maybe I will at some point!

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

@Profrob83 @rm_mackenzie @s_greenhalgh @Katiesteelebro @_plainKate_ @abirokison @MajaOM @_ThePurpleDoor @berghahnbooks An honor and a pleasure!

[David Fisher @The_Bardolater]

Shakespeare Makes An Impact Inside Prisons Centuries After His Work Was Published. 🎭@cw50detroit @DetPubTheatre @FrannieSB @ShakesinPrison #Shakespeare https://t.co/H0ndVuFS8S

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

@rlpaulprodn Thank you, @rlpaulprodn! The whole @ShakesinPrison team is SO psyched!

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

People often ask us, “Why #Shakespeare? This is one reason.

#ShakespeareInPrison #ArtsInPrison

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

"#Shakespeare makes you take a hard look at yourself... He makes you have hard talks... You can hide it in the literature but really, you can relate it to things that are happening today... The pressure isn’t on because it’s not really affecting YOU—but it is.”

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

It’s true. I read @razorwirewoman ‘s incredible book in one weekend. I’m even resurrecting this account just so I can share about it. So exciting1#!

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

We are SO excited for this fantastic book by @razorwirewoman to be published TOMORROW! #ShakespeareinPrison Director @FrannieSB read it in one weekend, it’s so good. We highly recommend getting your hands on a copy ASAP!

#ArtsinPrison

[Ashley Lucas @razorwirewoman]

An excerpt from my forthcoming book Prison Theatre and the Global Crisis of Incarceration @BloomsburyPub has just been published by @PloughBooks Check it out here: https://t.co/sorMSTzL4x @umichPCAP @carceralinquiry @phil_christman @FrannieSB

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

We are SO excited for this fantastic book by @razorwirewoman to be published TOMORROW! #ShakespeareinPrison Director @FrannieSB read it in one weekend, it’s so good. We highly recommend getting your hands on a copy ASAP!

#ArtsinPrison

[Matthew Van Meter @by_mattvanmeter]

I am so grateful to have been able to spend the past five years of my life writing about this man’s legacy. He was a giant of #CivilRights law, a champion of equal justice, and a friend. https://t.co/NwGzS1jg1P

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

@David_Blixt @janblixt @janefury @lauren_grace_t Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing!

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

"He uses words that exercise your brain AND your mouth. It's amazing."

#Shakespeare #ShakespeareinPrison #ShakespeareisforEveryone

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

“Johnson says she wants to learn what the teens' passions and challenges are and to help them cultivate their passions in a productive way.”

Congrats (yet again!) to SIP alum Asia Johnson!

#theatreheals #ShakespeareinPrison https://t.co/NekBr1hsGd

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

“Several of the inmates said the play allowed them to feel human again. They marveled at being allowed to shake hands with the state officials, lawyers and arts advocates who attended the show. “

#artsinprison https://t.co/wndgqDkdSY

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

@FrancoThePerson How wonderful to be mentioned in such an exciting thread!!! I still talk about what you called your “dumb little play that we made even stupider” allll the time. 😁 Congrats on absolutely everything!

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

Woot woot!!! So exciting!!!

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

Parkridge Community Center has two new Creative Writing instructors! Shakespeare in Prison alum Asia Johnson will be joining the Telling It team in Ypsilanti, MI, helping youth flourish and cultivate the talent lying within them. Congratulations, Asia!!!

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

That was so great!!! What a fun way to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday. Thanks, @MichiganDOC, as always, for making it possible for us to do this work!

#ShakespeareinPrison #artsinprison

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

Check out this video!!! https://t.co/cy1XdFlM7C

And this donation form!!! https://t.co/BhAbUCMfOE

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

It's that time again! Only this year, our spring appeal is very different...

Because now SIP alums can tell you—themselves!—what this work means in this short video: https://t.co/5Cx5CAdS2A

Your gift of any size is deeply appreciated: https://t.co/79kNgxs0oM

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

@Steph_Steinberg @ChrisGautz I hope so! 😁

[Frannie Shepherd-Bates @FrannieSB]

So cool!!!

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

So thrilled to be featured in this fantastic article about @DetPubTheatre in @SEENthemagazine! Check it out!

https://t.co/FgHXAslrrg

[Shakespeare in Prison @ShakesinPrison]

“It validates who you are when people mirror who you are, because it shows you’re not the exception—the pariah. You’re not alone. You’re human. You might be damaged a little bit, but you’re human.”

#ShakespeareinPrison #artsinprison