Production Manager and graciously accepted the position of Director from Dr. Stephen Rushing.
Sarah is a phenomenal scientist and engineer. But her studies also included theatre at Indiana University with emphasis on Creative Writing. She produced, directed, built stages, and acted in theatre at Indiana University and on PBS local television in Gary, Indiana. She won awards for Best Technical Stage Design and Costume Design for The Oz; Special Effects, Prop Construction, Sound and Lighting for Aida; Makeup, Technical Editing, Stage Design, Costume Design for Dream Girls. She is an Honorary member of the Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Society.
Sarah taught Creative writing at Chicago’s Alternative Schools, 1987-1990, for displaced teens, effectively helping a quarter of the drop out population to receive their GEDs. In the late 80’s and early 90’s WAIF 88.3 FM radio played a series of African Historical segments written by Sarah. During that time, Sarah also played First Violin with the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra.
Sarah Roche
Director and Production Manager
Sarah Roche joined Theatre for Justice (T4J) as its
T4J Today!
NJCDLP's Theatre for Justice (T4J) is:
1. overseeing a play writing project through which members share the personal experiences that prompted them to join NFOJA (National Forum On Judicial Accountability). The goal is to provide NFOJA members a venue for sharing their legal difficulties via a theatre production;
2. pioneering a new form of stage production whereby the actors appear live via computer from multiple fixed locations, each actor with his or her own stage set, and perform an original piece. The online audience may be muted or selectively interactive for audience participation, such as jury deliberations, predicting outcomes, or choosing from various legal strategies that influence the outcome.
3. exploring the prospect of hosting exhibitions of art by prisoners in conjunction with nonprofit programs/organizations outside NJCDLP that are focused on various forms of prisoner art and advocacy; and 4. developing the capacity to stage classic plays with troupes of high-school sophomores in select metropolitan areas after each has completed a 45 day, paid internship with a NJCDLP affiliate over the preceding summer. The students would be paid and/or earn course credit for being part of the T4J troupe(s).
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*T4J anticipates becoming a tax exempt entity pursuant to 501(C)(3) of U.S. Internal Revenue Service regulations.