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 inmates.
“WHoS is a safe place where we don’t have to wear a mask or project an image,” says one inmate 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.”
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 inmates.
“WHoS is a safe place where we don’t have to wear a mask or project an image,” says one inmate 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.”
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
at William Head Prison
6000 William Head Road
a 35-minute drive from Victoria
The 2018 WHoS Production will be in October & November 2018, exact dates TBA.
Gates Open at 6:15pm
Gates Close at 7:15pm
Show Begins at 7:30pm
Absolutely no late-comers
at William Head Prison
6000 William Head Road
a 35-minute drive from Victoria
The 2018 WHoS Production will be in October & November 2018, exact dates TBA.
Gates Open at 6:15pm
Gates Close at 7:15pm
Show Begins at 7:30pm
Absolutely no late-comers
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
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