The musical grew out of a writing class for inmates led by RTA facilitators Phyllis Ross and Anne Twomey Lloyd, the Tony-nominated actress. Asked to write autobiographical pieces, the women turned in such eloquent and poignant stories that composer-songwriter Michael Minard, also an RTA facilitator, was inspired to add original melodies in the favorite styles of the authors— rock, salsa and rap – and turn those words into more than a dozen songs.
The April 16 showing of the documentary, which includes over six months of rehearsals and interviews with cast members, is free, but donations to RTA are welcomed.
The Congregation B’nai Yisrael is at 2 Banksville Road, Armonk.
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