By popular demand, the cast of the Off-Broadway play, "The Castle", has been invited to give a special performance before a group of New York State Corrections Officers on Wednesday evening, July 16th at 8:00 p.m. at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). Presented by Eric Krebs and Chase Mishkin, "The Castle" presents a searing, first-hand look at the lives of four formerly incarcerated New Yorkers and their re-entry into society. Following a successful world premiere at its namesake venue earlier this year, "The Castle" transferred to New World Stages where it begin performances on March 30th where it will continue through August 30th.
The cast most recently gave a command performance before the New York State Legislators in Albany at the request of New York State Senator Thomas Duane. This spring they returned to Rikers Island where they performed before inmates and corrections officers. "The Castle" is conceived and directed by David Rothenberg and written in collaboration with – and performed by – Vilma Ortiz Donovan, Kenneth Harrigan, Angel Ramos and Casimiro Torres, all of whom tell their own real-life stories."The Castle", an imposing upper west side residential facility for the formerly incarcerated, was opened (and is maintained) by The Fortune Society, a non-profit organization that helps put men and women, recently emerged from prison, on their re-entry into society. The organization was established by Mr. Rothenberg following the success of the 1967 Off-Broadway production of the play, Fortune and Men's Eyes (itself, a play about a young man's experience in a youth detention center).Videos