What happens when a timeless story meets new voices and perspectives? Playwright Courtney Bailey , in collaboration with artists at...

PPA is hiring an early-to-mid-career professional with a passion for theater, communication, and social justice! This flexible, freelance...

March 25, 2023, Prison Performing Arts staff and a band of board members and community volunteers packed up their offices and bid...

“This project is one of the most interesting and challenging of my career. My job was to take a complex and brilliant work by Ms. Atwood...

"I have been eager to work with a program like PPA ever since I was a teenager helping to plan a Vacation Bible School musical program...

"I'm very lucky to work with such dedicated, thoughtful artists and with the support of PPA, a company unlike any other I've ever...

"The last time I collaborated with PPA I played the role of Patricia in A Memory of Two Mondays—we almost missed our chance to perform...

"I love being a part of a project that creates an intentional space for our artists at the NECC to contribute to something larger than...

"I am so excited to be returning to NECC to see how PPA's fabulous actors turn Atwood's novel about prison Shakespeare into a theatrical...

A message from Steve Knight, President of the Board of Directors: Prison Performing Arts is excited to announce that John Wolbers is...

I am so proud of what PPA has achieved in this challenging season. Several years ago I stepped into the Women’s Eastern Reception,...

Prison Performing Arts (PPA) is excited to announce the promotion of Rachel Tibbetts to Artistic Director. This newly restructured role...

Prison Performing Arts is committed to diversifying and expanding the skills and networks of our Board of Directors. We are...

This past year, Michele Mallette Sherman stepped down from Prison Performing Arts’ Board of Directors after more than a decade of...

We caught up with longtime PPA Board member, Melinda Ligon, to chat a little about her time with PPA and why she believes everyone should...

This tribute was written by PPA Alum, Hazel, and shared with her permission. She is pictured below in a production of "The Dayroom Club"...

We sat down with Corina to talk about their experience moving to St. Louis from Dallas, Texas, how they felt seeing a prison performance...

We sat down with Carl to talk about his role as a Teaching Artist with PPA Youth Programs and to learn how he ties social justice work...

Prison Performing Arts was informed late in September that Laura Hulsey, a recently returned citizen, Alumni actor, and deeply valued PPA...

Nikeisha is the Detention Program Coordinator at the St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center.  Here’s what she has to say about her role...