Thank you for helping Conspire Theatre dismantle stigma and shed light on the stories of women who have been incarcerated.

We end 2015 with some big news!

In 2015 we taught classes for women at the Travis County Correctional Complex, led workshops at the Women's Community Center of Central Texas, performed for V-Day, WE Con Austin, and Leadership Austin, and began development and performances of a new play called Mothers & Daughters, which explores the effects of incarceration on mothers and families in Texas.

Photo/Audio Slideshow from May 2015 staged
reading of Mothers & Daughters
Photos by Daniel Cavazos
 

BIG NEWS for 2016! 

Conspire Theatre is a recipient of a Travel Grant from The Network of Ensemble Theaters! Conspire Artistic Director Michelle Dahlenburg will meet twice monthly via Skype with theatre artist Alirio Zavarce (Adelaide, South Australia) to exchange and discuss their companies' methods of devising and play development with participants who have experienced incarceration. In June 2016, Zavarce will visit Austin for two weeks to help Conspire finish developing Mothers & Daughters.

Mark your calendars for Conspire Theatre performances June 29 - July 1, 2016!

MORE big news from our amazing Conspire Theatre performers!

• Lauren Johnson was one of just 20 people selected nationwide for the 2016 JustLeadershipUSA Cohort! JLUSA is "dedicated to cutting the US correctional population in half by 2030, while reducing crime. JLUSA empowers people most affected by incarceration to drive policy reform." 
• In October Dara Musick co-presented a 90-minute workshop at the 16th Biannual Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders (AJFO) Conference with Truth Be Told facilitator Katie Ford! Katie wrote a beautiful blog post that describes their experience at the conference in Hartford, CT. 
• Marianna Marchesini was featured in Mother Once Again, a beautiful and moving short documentary by UT Austin MFA Film student Artemis Anastasiadou!

We are so proud of all our performers!