Media History

2014

  • Shakespeare Behind Bars is the recipient of the 2014 Spirit of Prodigal Award, awarded by Prodigal Ministries.

2012

2011

  • Shakespeare in Prison: Dart Society Reports, text and audio by Mary Wiltenburg, photos and slideshow production by Andy Nelson/The Christian Science Monitor, January 2012
  • Kentucky inmates turned actors explore selves through Shakespeare play, Sean Rose, The Courier-Journal, June 16, 2011
  • ‘Shakespeare Behind Bars’ to be screened at Holy Spirit, by Allyssa Harvey, Bowling Green Daily News, March 31, 2011
  • Shakespeare’s Works Used to Educate, Rehabilitate, Tony Sauro, The Stockton Record, March 22, 2011
  • Generation Next 2011: Matt Wallace, Erin Keane, The Courier-Journal Velocity Magazine, February, 2011
  • A Different Kind of Shepherd – Spotlight Interview on Shakespeare Behind Bars’ Matt Wallace, David N. Harding, The Observer, January 2011
  • Performing Prisoners, Andrea Sisney, The Journal: The news Source for Webster University, January 18, 2011

2010

  • A Chance for Prisoners to Act Like Human Beings, Wendy Jason, Change.org, December, 2010

2009

  • Shakespeare Behind Bars: Theater group’s artistic director sees connection with prison inmates, Catherine M. Olivetto,
    Lakes Region Free Press, July 24, 2009
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars: Prison inmates bring personal experiences to the taled of ‘Macbeth’, John Foster,
    The Oldham Era, May 21, 2009
  • THEATRE CHAT: Man behind ‘Shakespeare Behind Bars’ project shares his insights, Anthony Del Valle,
    Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 08, 2009
  • Curt Tofteland brings Shakespeare project to Etown, Patricia Congelosi, The Etownian, January 29, 2009
  • Jail BardIntelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, January 15, 2009
  • Theater nurtures spirit of prison population, Anthony Del Valle, Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 16, 2009

2008

  • Pages: World War II’s mass murder still casts shadow: Alain Resnais’s Night and Fog and other Films (Shakespeare Behind Bars), Daniel Garrett, Compulsive Reader
  • “Shakespeare Behind Bars” offers positive insight into inmates, Kelly Grab, The Comenian, October 23, 2008
  • Documentary focus on prison production of ‘The Tempest’, Kelly Durbin, Suburban Lifestyles Community Newspaper, February 18, 2008

2007

  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Film Notes, Kevin Hagopian, New York State Writers Institute
  • Shakespeare speaks to inmates, Jack Heller, The Journal Gazette, December 29, 2007
  • The Shakespeare Redemption, Zoneil Maharaj, The Record, December 06, 2007
  • English professor shows students The Bard behind the bars, Jessica Trumbull, The Denisonian, Denison University, November 11, 2007
  • Heller to Speak for incarcerated actors: Students and staff get fresh perspective with “Shakespeare Behind Bars’, Lynette Miller,Huntingtonian, Huntington University, October 11, 2007
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsSunshine Coast Film Society, April 24, 2007
  • Thirteen Essential Southern Documentaries, Part II:  What You Should Be Watching, Shakespeare Behind Bars, Mike Powell, The Oxford American, Issue 56, April, 2007
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars: On Crime and Punishment, Literature, and Film Technology, Danel Garrett, Cinetext: film and philosophy, University of Vienna, April 2007
  • Shakespeare Inside: The Bard Behind Bars, Amy Scott-Douglass, Shakespeare NOW Series, April, 2007
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Elizabeth Dugan, By-Polar, April 2007
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Siel, green LA girl, March 24, 2007
  • Redemption, Kris Haig, Presbyterians Today, March 2007
  • Choosing the Rarer Virtue: Shakespeare Behind Bars, Cindi Di Marzo, Studio-Online, January 4, 2007
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Adrian Butcher, PBS 106.7FM – Real Radio, 2007
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Scott Macdonald, Eye For Film, 2007

2006

  • Rounding out 2006 with a cinematic Top 10, Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times, December 29, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jeff Berg, Local IQ Albuquerque’s Intelligent Alternative, December 1, 2006
  • Shakespeare WITH CONVICTION, Brian Doxtader, The Observer: The Independent Newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s, October 5, 2006
  • Flicks: Shakespeare Behind Bars, DVD Review, Chris Dashiell, KXCI 91.3 FM, August 25, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsNews & Notes with Ed Gordon, National Public Radio, August 21, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Stefan, Pop Syndicate, August 16, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jake Meany, DVD Review, PopMatters, August 11, 2006
  • Shakesespeare program can turn inmates lives around, James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette, August 6, 2006
  • A Tempest Brewing:  Behind these prison bars, you’ll find murderers and Shakespeare, Anne Marie Welsh, DVD Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 4, 2006
  • You’ve read the classic, now see the movie: The Bard, Shaw and ‘Tristram Shandy’ make it to small screen, John DeFore, DVD Review , American-Statesman, August 4, 2006
  • For Theses Actors, Roles Of a Lifetime, Scott Vogel, DVD Review, Washington Post, August 4, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsWMUK 102.1, Kalamazoo, MI, August 3, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsThe Nonchalant Cafe Hour with Steve DavyWIDR 89.1 FM, Kalamazoo, MI, August 4, 2006
  • Waking the mind Filmmaker documents transforming effect of prison theatre program, James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette, August 2, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, DVD Review, Jonathan Baylis, The Trades, August 1, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Marrit Ingman, DVD Review, The Austin Chronicle, July 28, 2006
  • Real-life Prison Drama Shakespeare Behind Bars Reveals Dreams Lost and Found, Jamie Gumbrecht, DVD Review, Lexington Herald-Leader, July 28, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jeff Tuckman, DVD Review, Chicago Daily Times, July 21, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, DVD Review, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, July 21, 2006
  • Drowned Men, Alistair Highet, DVD Review, Hartford Advocate, July 20, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Chris Hicks, DVD Review, Desert Morning News, July 20, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsOklahoma Gazette, July 19, 2006
  • Bard behind bars: Inmates tackle Shakespeare, Louis R. Carlozo, DVD Review, Chicago Tribune, July 18, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Bob Friedland, DVD Review, DVD Fanatic, July 18, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsDVD Reviews, July 17, 2006
  • Shakespeare Flourishes Behind Bars: Inmates find redemption in actor’s documentary, Lauren Horwitch, Backstage West, July 13, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsTalk of the Bay, KUSP 89.9 FM, Central Coast Public Radio, July 13, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Bret McCabe, DVD Review, Baltimore City Paper, July 12, 2006
  • Breaking Down the Walls, Laura Mattingly, MetroSantaCruz, July 12, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsDallas Dobrow Show, KPIG 107.5 FM, July 11, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars: Documentary shows the healing power of live theatre, Richard Mahler, Film Review, Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 7, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars: A documentary at the Rio brings the Bard to prisoners, Christa Martin, Film Review, Good Times Weekly, July 6, 2006
  • Documentary follows prison production of Tempest, Ed Blank, Film Review, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 22, 2006
  • Actors replay their crimes in Shakespeare Behind Bars, Barry Paris, Film Review, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 22, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Mike Hogan, Film Review, From the Park to the Yard, May 22, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Peter Rainer, Film Review, Christian Science Monitor, May 19, 2006
  • Bardsploitation, parts 1 & 2, Matilda T. Zombie Queen, Telecommuniculturey, May 15, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Diane Carson, Film Review, KDHX, May 12, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Michael Wilmington, Film Review, Chicago Tribune, May 12, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, J.R. Jones, Film Review, Chicago Reader, May 12, 2006
  • “Shakespeare Behind Bars’”gives insight into inmates as they prepare to perform “Tempest”, Kevin Crust, Film Review, Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jessica Winter, Film Review, LA Weekly, May 10, 2006
  • A Documentary Chronicles Inmates Finding Redemption in the Bard, Wesley Morris, Film Review, The Boston Globe, May 5, 2006
  • Inmates do Bard time, find redemption in Shakespeare, James Verniere, Film Review, Boston Herald, May 5, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Nina Maclaughlin, Film Review, The Phoenix, May 3, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars Documentary, Here and Now, Robin Young, Host, WBUR, Boston, MA, May 3, 2006
  • Troupe of killers: ‘Shakespeare Behind Bars’ documentary opens, David Lamble, Film Review, Bay Area Reporter, April 20, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Nick Fraser, Film Review, Storyville BBC Four, April 18, 2006
  • ‘Shakespeare’ breaks through prison walls: Documentary captures convicts as they become part of art they perform, Moira Macdonald, Film Review, Contra Costa Times, April 14, 2004
  • Prison tales: Bard time in the Big House, Mike Russell, Film Review, The Oregonian, April 14, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Walter Addiego, Film Review, San Francisco Chronicle, April 14, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Michelle Devereaux, Film Review, San Francisco Guardian, April 14, 2006
  • Straining the quality of mercy, Michael Booth, Film Review, Denver Post, April 14, 2006
  • Moving Pictures: Seeking Redemption in the Words of the Bard, Justin DeFreitas, Film Review, Berkeley Daily Planet, April 13, 2006
  • Barred Bard: A Cast of Convicts Puts on Shakespeare, Justin Sanders, Film Review, The Portland Mercury, April 13, 2006
  • Barred Bard: Who knew Shakespeare was so good at rehabilitation?, Luke Y. Thompson, DVD Review, Denver Westword, April 13, 2006
  • Inmates ‘Tempest’ is inspiring to see, Phil Villarreal, Film Review, Arizona Daily Star, April 13, 2006
  • Prisoners re-enact Shakespeare plays: Director believes art has “healing power”, Phoebe Gaston, Wittenberg Torch, April 13, 2006
  • All the World’s A Stage: Shakespeare Behind Bars finds prisoners seeking redemption Through Theatre, David Walker, Film Review, Willamette Week Online, April 12, 2006
  • Barred Bard: Who knew Shakespeare was so good at rehabilitation?, Luke Y. Thompson, Film Review, East Bay Express, April 12, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Kim Owens, Film Review, Kaffeine Buzz, April 11, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars: A Documentary chronicles inmates finding redemption in the Bard, Wesley Morris, Film Review,Boston Globe, April 5, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jeff Meyers, Film Review, MetroTimes, detroit’s weekly alternative, April 5, 2006
  • Wisconsin Film Festival 2006: Shakespeare Behind Bars, Linda Falkenstein, Film Review, The Daily Page, April 2, 2006
  • Bringing the Bard to the Big House, Robert Horton, Film Review, Everett Herald, March 31, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars: Convicts doing The Tempest feel the power of art, Moira Macdonald, Film Review, The Seattle Times, March 31, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars shows the power of art to redeem, Bill White, Film Review, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 31, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Matt Singer, Film Review, Seattle Weekly, March 29, 2006
  • Bard Enchants Behind Bars, John Heilpern, Film Review, New York Observer, March 27, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsThe Bob Edwards Show, XM Satellite Radio, March 22, 2006
  • Shakespeare Redemption, Nicholas Butler Film Review, The Lumiere Reader, March 16, 2006
  • ‘Tempest’ Brings Criminals To Tears: The Longest Bard, Kyle Smith, Film Review, New York Post, March 10, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jami Bernard, Film Review, New York Dailey News, March 10, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Ken Fox, Film Review, TVGuide.Com, March 10, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jan Stuart, Film Review, Newsday, March 10, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jeannette Catsoulis, Film in Review, New York Times, March 10, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Film Review, Moviecentre.net, March 10, 2006
  • Redemption With The Bard, Jonathan W. Hickman, Film Review, Entertainment Insiders, March 9, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Matt Singer, Film Review, Village Voice, March 7, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Frederick and Mary Ann Brussat, Film Review, Spirituality Practice, March 3, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars Documentary, Philomath Films, Views of Justice Film Series, Creative Alliance at the Patterson, Boston, MA, February 23, 2006
  • ‘Shakespeare’ details inmates’ theater program, Judith Salkin, Film Review, The Desert Sun, January 13, 2006
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars Documentary, Philomath Films, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA, January 5 – 16, 2006

2005

  • Shakespeare Behind Bars DocumentaryLiving Juicy, Rhea Goodman, Host, KSFR, Santa Fe Public Radio, December 26, 2005
  • Bard Not Barred Behind Bars: LaGrange theatre program is renowned, Text by Beth Musgrave, Photos by Mark Cornelison,Lexington Herald-Leader, December 24, 2005
  • A Tempest in a cellblock, Robert Nott, The New Mexican, December 2, 2005
  • Art helps inmates with reality in Shakespeare Behind Bars, Gary Panetta, Peoria Journal Star, Journal Star Arts & Entertainment, November 27, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars – documentary – Rogerson’s Look Inside the Hearts and Minds of Unusual Shakespeare Scholars, Patricia Freeman, Film Review, Independent Film.com, November 22, 2005
  • Exploring the Bard ‘behind bars’, Dan Moccia-Field, The Williams Record, Arts, November 2, 2005
  • The Living Timeless Power of ShakespeareThe Marc Steiner Show, WYPR, Maryland Public Radio, October 20, 2005
  • Hope College events dominate arts & entertainment sceneThe Holland Sentinel,
    A-list: the area’s best bets, Life & Styles, October 13, 2005
  • Moving you truly: 14 years of Heartland, Jennifer Dawson, Nuvo, October 12, 2005
  • Lakeland Resident Helps Bring Award Winning Film To HollandThe Local Observer, October 12, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, It’s All Over Town, The Local Observer, October 5, 2005
  • Theatre prof brings Shakespeare to inmates, Text by Nicholas Engel, Photo by Hank Rogerson, The Anchor, VOL. 119 NO. 5, October 5, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Film Review, Kirk Melnikoff, Shakespeare on Film, Shakespeare Bulletin, volume 23, number 3, Fall 2005
  • Filmmakers to appear at screening of ‘Shakespeare Behind Bars’The Holland Sentinel, Life & Styles, September 29, 2005
  • Film finds lessons of forgiveness in prisoners, Stewart Oksenhorn, The Aspen Times, September 29, 2005
  • Aspen Filmfest filmmakers show how creativity can come from chaos: Couple captures acting on the ‘inside  with prison troupe, April E. Clark, Glenwood Post Independent, September 23, 2005
  • Goin’ Round to Bend: The Bend Film Festival’s impressive lineup is worth the trip, David Walker, Willamette Week Online, September 21, 2005
  • Kentucky stars in Oldham’s indie film festival, Text by Judith Egerton, photo by Hank Rogerson, Courier-Journal, Extra, September 9, 2005
  • ‘For prisoners, Shakespeare is a litmus test of character, Movie Review, Shakespeare Behind Bars Documentary, Philomath Films, Helen Barnes, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 2, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars’ follows 20 inmates over 37-week period, Shakespeare Behind Bars Documentary, Philomath Films, Helen McKinney, Round About Entertainment Guide, September 1, 2005
  • ‘Shakespeare Behind Bars’ on film fest listShakespeare Behind Bars Documentary, Philomath Films, Don Ward & Helen McKinney,Round About Entertainment Guide, September 1, 2005
  • Doc Watcher:  Shakespeare Behind Bars, First Look, Brooke Hauser, Premiere, The Movie Magazine, July/August, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsTapped In Alt/Correctional Educators Forum, June 19, 2005
  • The Bard in the Yard, Text by Keith Pandolfi, Photos by Fred Hayes & Curt L. Tofteland, Stage Directions, June 2005
  • All the World’s a Stage, theatrical review by Amy Scott-Douglass, Photos by Curt L. Tofteland, Early Modern Literary Studies, 11.1, May, 2005
  • IFFB: Shakespeare Behind Bars Reviewed, Peter Sciretta, Cinematical, April 25, 2005
  • Bard Behind Bars DocumentaryThe Connection, Dick Gordon, Host, WBUR Boston, National Public Radio, April 21, 2005
  • James Wesley Stemple \ Shakespeare Behind Bars, Emily Blunt, Blunt Soundtrack Review, April 2005
  • Documentary Shakespeare Behind Bars graces screens of Sundance, Text by Adam Peterson, Photo by Curt L. Tofteland,Quadrangle, March 2005
  • Experience forced prisoner to analyze relationship, Text by Hal Cobb, Photo by Curt L. Tofteland, Quadrangle, March 2005
  • Report from Sundance 2005: Documentaries in Action, an interview with Hank Rogerson, director of the Shakespeare Behind BarsDocumentary, Harriette Yahr, Media Rights, February 15, 2005
  • Docs, Good for What Ails Us?, Pat Aufderheide, Washington Post, February 13, 2005
  • 2005 Sundance Festival: The Documentaries, Tony, The Evangelist – Blogg, February 9, 2005
  • Here Comes Sundance 2005, Gregory Kirschling & Joshua Rich, Entertainment Weekly, February 5. 2005
  • Shakespeare at Sundance, Text by Judy Egerton, Photos by Fred Hayes, Courier Journal, Scene, February 5, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Bill Aho, Sundance Movie Reviews & Other Park City Observations, February 5, 2005
  • Sundance Film Festival buffs enjoy ‘visual literature’, Suzi Bartholomy, Messenger-Inquirer.com, February 2, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, James Greenberg, The Hollywood Reporter.com, January 31, 2005
  • Bars and the Bard, Kurt Bester, Overstock.Com Sundance Film Review Blogg, January 30, 2005
  • ‘Shakespeare Behind Bars:’ Prison Rehab, Jana McQuay, The Park Record, Scene, January 29, 2005
  • Docs Rock Sundance, Pat Aufderheide, In These Times, January 28, 2005
  • Documentary Focuses on Shakespeare’s Influence in Prison, Carole Mikita, KSL TV 5, January 25, 2005
  • Film’s stars captivated by the Bard, Lee Bensen, Desert Morning News, January 24, 2005
  • A festival of dissent comes of age, Liam Lacey, The Globe and Mail, January 22, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jeremy Mathews, Film Threat.com, January 22, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Joe Leydon, Variety, January 21, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Jonathan W. Hickman, Capsule Reviews Day One, Entertainment Insiders, January 21, 2005
  • The Real Thing, Film Festivals and the Documentary Boom, Scott Renshaw, Salt Lake City Weekly, January 20, 2005
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Laura Deni, Broadway to Vegas Website, January 2, 2005
  • Transcending Shakespeare, Richard Propes, Independent Critics.com, 2007

2004

  • Shakespeare Behind Bars:  Luther Luckett program draws national attention, Text & Photos by Kathleen Adams, The Oldham Era, December 27, 2004
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Correspondent Adam Neft, Radio Wire Service, December, 2004
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Correspondent Bruce Burkhart, Paula Zahn Show, CNN, December 21, 2004
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars heads for Sundance, Text by Judith Egerton, Photos by Philomath Films,  Courier-Journal, Arts & Leisure, December 19, 2004
  • Shakespear in Prison, Correspondent Eric Flack, WAVE 3 TV, Louisville, KY,  December 15, 2004
  • The Bard’s work is simply arresting, Beth Musgrave, Lexington Herald-Leader, December 14, 2004
  • STAGE TO SCREEN:  Getting “Closer” ***Sundance Film Festival in January, Eric Grode, Playbill, December 5, 2004
  • Shakespeare and Re-Entry, Caity Baxter, Re-Entry and Culture Blogg, December 3, 2004
  • Sundance Announces Festival Offerings, Sharon Waxman, The Arts, BrieflyThe New York Times, Compiled by Ben Sisario, November 30, 2004
  • Julius Caesar, theatrical review by Amy Scott-Douglass, Shakespeare Bulletin, Volume 23, Number 3, Fall 2004
  • The NEA’s Shakespeare Initiative, Correspondent Elizabeth Blair, Weekend Edition with Scott SimonNational Public Radio,June 19, 2004
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Interview with Curt L. Tofteland by Kent R. Brown, Dramatic Publishing Web Site Home Page, April 1, 2004
  • The Inside Job: Curt Tofteland & Shakespeare Behind BarsGabriel’s Blast, Text by Alicia Tolbert, Photo by Pam Spaulding, Volume II – Number 1, Winter, 2003-2004

2003

  • Shakespeare Behind BarsTapped In Alt/Correctional Educators Forum, September 23, 2003
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Correspondent Laurie Hibberd, The Early Show, CBS, June 19, 2003
  • BARD BEHIND BARS, Theatre Helps Inmates Reenter Society, Kathi Ellis, Southern Theatre, Volume XLIV Number 3, Summer 2003
  • A Modest Disposal, The News Hole, John Reed, New York Press, February 26 – March 4, 2003
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsIn-flight Service, CNN, February 24 – March 24, 2003
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Correspondent Bruce Burkhart, The Live Show, CNN, February 13, 2003
  • Art Behind Bars, Correspondent Julie Kredens, State of Affairs, WPFL 89.3, Louisville, KY, January 2003

2002

  • Acting with Conviction, Kentucky inmates perform Shakespeare behind bars, Text by Ron Humphrey, Photos by Andy Nelson, The Christian Science Monitor, Inside Journal, The Hometown Newspaper of America’s Prisoners, November/December 2002
  • When the money goes, so does the art, Amy Richard, Ashland Daily Tidings, September 26, 2002
  • Bard Behind Bars, Christina Smith, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 2, 2002
  • Prisoners find direction in Shakespeare Behind Bars, Christina Smith, The State Journal, July 28, 2002
  • Choosing ‘To Be’, Text by Mary Wiltenburg, Photos by Andy Nelson, The Christian Science Monitor, July 23, 2002
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Good Authority, KET II TV Channel 15, Louisville, KY, May 28, 2002
  • Shakespeare Behind Bars, Correspondent Barry Bernson, WHAS 11 TV, Louisville, KY, May 17, 18, 20, 2002.  **Awarded a Regional Emmy for Feature News Story – Entertainment from the Midwest Chapter of the National Television Academy in April 2003.
  • The Bard Behind Bars, Text by Judith Egerton, Photos by Pam Spaulding,  Courier-Journal, Arts & Leisure, May 12, 2002
  • Shakespeare Teaches Inmates in the United States, Arthur Ituassu, Jornal Do Brasil (Brazilian Newspaper), February 10, 2002
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsJohn Derringer Show, CILQ FM 107, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 30. 2002

2001

  • The Shakespeare Redemption, Text by Helen Zelon, Photos by John Nation & Andy Nelson, American Theatre Magazine, October 2001
  • Shakespeare Behind BarsConversations with Jean Feraca, Wisconsin Public Radio, August 21, 2001
  • Acting with Conviction, Text by Mary Wiltenburg, Photos by Andy Nelson, The Christian Science Monitor, July 24, 2001

1999

  • The Bard Behind Bars, Text by Kevin Gibson, Photos by Chris Davis, Louisville Eccentric Observer, December 22, 1999

1996

  • The Bard Behind Bars, Text by Susan Gosselin, Photos by John Nation, Louisville Magazine, Volume 47, Number 10, October 1996
  • The Plays the Thing for Luckett Inmates, Text & Photos by Jason Dattilo, LaGrange Press, July 18, 1996
  • Bard Behind Bars, Associated Press, Lexington Herald-Leader, July 11, 1996
  • Inmates Confront Emotions by Performing Shakespeare, Text by John Voskuhl, Photos by James H. Wallace, Courier-Journal, Metro Section, July 9, 1996
  • John Voskuhl, Photos by James H. Wallace, Courier-Journal, Metro Section, July 9, 1996