“I’m not afraid of a little fringe or a ruffle. I need to feel like I’m a warrior. After all, warriors and kings wear capes.”
, there wasn’t even a script. Director Greg Kwedar and his cowriter, Clint Bentley, had been struggling for years to create a film about their experiences as volunteer teachers for Rehabilitation Through the Arts , a program that introduces prisoners to the transformative power of theater, music, and dance.
You’ve been working steadily for decades, but in recent years you’ve had a string of critical successes withI think it's an awesome thing that I got success later in my career than earlier. I can handle it now. I'm 55 years old. I had been a slow burn for 30-something years. I've been simmering in the pot. I really was just a theater artist, making my work, and every so often people knew me. But it wasn't in an overwhelming way.
The capes! The colors! The drama! I’ve always loved dressing. I have an Easter Sunday picture of me as a kid: I’m wearing a red, white, and blue jacket with brown trousers and a tie that’s really big. My mom said, “Oh baby, that doesn’t match,” and I said, “But I like it! It makes me feel good!” Which is why I’m not afraid of a little fringe or a ruffle. I need to feel like I’m a warrior in some way. After all, warriors and kings wear capes.When people say no. I don’t understand that.
Creative producer to Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott: Leonard Cuinet-Petit at January Productions; producer to Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott: Kevin Isabelle; produced by AP Studio, Inc.
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