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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

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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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Photography by Nan Rochberg

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