CELEBRATING 40 YEARS of PRISON THEATRE
William Head on Stage is celebrating its 40th Anniversary (1981 ~ 2021), with T SHIRTS listing all 60 performances from WHoS history on the back of each shirt.
T Shirts start at $20.49
$2.50 from every shirt sold will be donated to the United Way's Blue Love Campaign.
“The Blue Love Campaign was inspired by a three year old’s blue painted heart created for Bell Let’s Talk
day. It was shared on social media and a comment was made by an individual struggling with mental
health challenges: “Not all hearts are red. Some are black and blue from dealing with trauma, but are
made better because of people like YOU.” And so the Blue Love campaign began…"
HELP HEAL HEARTS AND MINDS. SUPPORT THE BLUE LOVE CAMPAIGN.
Please spread the word to any and all WHoS supporters, family and friends about this important fundraising effort for mental health.
T Shirts start at $20.49
$2.50 from every shirt sold will be donated to the United Way's Blue Love Campaign.
“The Blue Love Campaign was inspired by a three year old’s blue painted heart created for Bell Let’s Talk
day. It was shared on social media and a comment was made by an individual struggling with mental
health challenges: “Not all hearts are red. Some are black and blue from dealing with trauma, but are
made better because of people like YOU.” And so the Blue Love campaign began…"
HELP HEAL HEARTS AND MINDS. SUPPORT THE BLUE LOVE CAMPAIGN.
Please spread the word to any and all WHoS supporters, family and friends about this important fundraising effort for mental health.
There will be no WHoS play in 2021,
However we have several other creative projects in the works.
Join our email list to get updates.
“One of the best performances I have seen. It took terrific heart and courage for these men to get up onstage, do something new, and share a piece of themselves with the audience. I would go again in a heartbeat.”
- The Charlebois Post
ABOUT THE COMPANY - William Head on Stage (W.H.o.S.
William Head on Stage (or WHoS) is Canada’s longest-running prison theatre program. Since 1981, the inmates have staged a play each fall and invited the general public. Anyone 19 or older can buy a ticket, go through prison security, enter the prison gymnasium and experience the show performed by the prisoners.
“WHoS is a safe place where we don’t have to wear a mask or project an image,” says one prisoner participant. “Going through prison...there are many messages we get put into our heads that you are inhuman...The process slowly chips away at you. I didn’t realize how deep it went until I was exposed to the community. Oh yes, this is what it is like to be treated like a person…we need normal human contact without an agenda.”
“WHoS is a safe place where we don’t have to wear a mask or project an image,” says one prisoner participant. “Going through prison...there are many messages we get put into our heads that you are inhuman...The process slowly chips away at you. I didn’t realize how deep it went until I was exposed to the community. Oh yes, this is what it is like to be treated like a person…we need normal human contact without an agenda.”
Questions?
Contact whonstage@gmail.com
Contact whonstage@gmail.com
“W.H.o.S. is a testament to
the power of theatre to change lives.”
- The Globe and Mail
“W.H.o.S. is a testament to
the power of theatre to change lives.”
- The Globe and Mail
|
|
|
A heartfelt thank-you to our supporters,
