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Written by Courtney Bailey

Directed by Bess Moynihan

​Visual art curation by Maria Ojascastro

Adapted from writing by artists at Missouri Eastern Correctional Center

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Missouri Eastern Correctional Center

18701 Historic Rte 66, Pacific, MO 63069

 

MATINEE - 1:00pm (12:30pm check-in)

EVENING - 6:00pm (5:30pm check-in)

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Cover art by Theodore Buzzard

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In Gatsby of a Thousand Faces, a troupe of Jay Gatsbys confronts their maker: F. Scott Fitzgerald himself. These Gatsbys have some "literary corrections" they'd like to make to the novel that gave them a tragic ending. However, a few rogue characters complicate their efforts at a literary ambush. The Gatsbys must decide how to reconcile their desire to be independent characters with the prying eyes of the reading world. Gatsby of a Thousand Faces is inspired by writing from artists at MECC in response to The Great Gatsby and adapted by Courtney Bailey for Prison Performing Arts.

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Photography by Nan Rochberg

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