Hello from Inside the Wall.
I’ve watched the film,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Prison,
and I am moved to tell you this:
Columbia River Correctional, Portland, March 2025
I was in the last group at Two Rivers Theatre before Oregon Administration shut it down. And I found it an escape from prison. I started my internal change through the dialogue group and theater group.
For those on the other side of the wall, please support these types of programs. They change lives. It makes our communities safer.
This film was very inspiring. It showed us that this, this prison and our lifestyle are only temporary. It is our decision to make our future. It starts here. Our activities, our friends, what we say will define your future. We have options to just lay there do nothing or better yourself.
I always admit my faults so I can learn from them, also so I don’t intimidate people with the sheer volume of skills and talents I am blessed with.
This is a gift to everyone incarcerated for a chance to be vulnerable and laugh with fellow “AIC’s” and show each other that we’re not so different.
