Everett’s Freedom Project
About The Piece
FREEDOM PROJECT is a multimedia physical theater piece that interweaves gripping personal stories, evocative imagery, and athletic choreography in an examination of mass incarceration in America. With material drawn from extensive research, as well as personal experience, Everett Company call upon our common humanity to challenge the conditions that have transformed the “land of the free” into the most incarcerating country in the world.
Touring
Brown University Granoff Center, Providence, RI
Everett Stage, Providence, RI
The yard, Marcha’s Vineyard, MA
Trinity Rep, Providence, RI
Ko Festival, Amherst, MA
Vermont Performance Lab, Brattleboro, VT
Excerpt Video
Audience Quotes
“Unbelievable. One of the most moving, gripping performances I’ve ever seen. They did a phenomenal job telling the stories of people in our community with such humanity… If you haven’t seen it yet, go see it and spread the word. You do not want to miss it.”
– Rebecca Nieves-McGoldrick, Protect Families First
“I was so impressed with the whole experience! By the actors who were just amazing, every one of them… They reached deep. And yet, as harsh and painful as some stories are, it was not bitter, but showed how people can heal if given a chance.”
– Toby Ayers, PhD, Executive Director Rhode Island for Community & Justice
“A brilliantly constructed series of heart wrenching stories, beautiful movement, and imagery. It is impossible to attend and not to be deeply touched by the FREEDOM PROJECT. I could feel the entire audience drawn in and know that I am not the only one who will continue to reflect on what I experienced and its profound impact. Thank you Everett.”
– Ann-Marie Reddy, Director of the Annual Fund, Johnson & Wales University
Press
Cinderblock Stories - An experimental theater in Providence brings true tales of incarceration to the stage. Full article here.
-Casy Nilsson, Rhode Island Monthly
Everett’s Freedom Project - A tough, revealing look at lives caught up in the prison system. Full Article Here.
-Channing Gray, Providence Journal
Freedom Project Returns. Full article here.
-Christopher Johnson, Motif Magazine
