Inside Out: Men Behind Bars
A documentary-theatre work built from the original writings and voices of incarcerated men at FCI Tucson.
Adapted and directed by Betsy Kruse Craig from months of ethnographic research by Dr. Linda Green (University of Arizona), with music drawn from The Prison Music Project. A landmark of the 54th season.
Performances
The Invisible Theatre · 1400 N. First Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Thu, Mar 26, 2026 · 7:30 PM
- Fri, Mar 27, 2026 · 7:30 PM
- Sat, Mar 28, 2026 · 7:30 PM
- Sun, Mar 29, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Reviews
“The most impactful and important theatrical piece I have seen in Tucson… a masterpiece.”
Zach Wetzel, BroadwayWorld · read
“The point of the piece was to bring out the humanity of the individuals.”
Isabel Vidrio, Tucson Spotlight · read
From the production
Credits
Cast
Performer Jonathan Heras
Performer Lucas Gonzales
Performer Richard "Chomps" Thompson
Performer Steve Waite
Creative team
Adaptor & Director Betsy Kruse Craig
Betsy Kruse Craig first walked into Invisible Theatre in 1992, as a University of Arizona graduate student cast in "The Real Inspector Hound." She returned to the company as Associate Managing Artistic Director and, after four years alongside Susan Claassen, succeeded her in December 2024; she also serves as IT's Education Director.
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Her recent work here includes the solo performances "Looped" (Tallulah Bankhead), "Red Hot Patriot" (Molly Ivins), and "What the Constitution Means to Me," and, as director, "The Garbologists" and "Inside Out: Men Behind Bars," which she adapted from the writings of incarcerated men at FCI Tucson. She spent nearly a decade in the San Francisco Bay Area, acting with Palo Alto Players, leading The Pear Theatre in Mountain View as Artistic Director, and founding the multi-campus theatre program at Stratford Schools, where she served as program director for both theatre and Speech & Debate. Earlier, in Tucson, she was Professor of Theatre Arts at Pima Community College, where she started the college's Children's Theatre program and served as interim director of the Theatre program before moving to the University of Arizona to teach acting, directing, voice and movement, and period style. She holds an M.F.A. in acting and directing from the University of Arizona and a B.A. in theatre arts from the University of Minnesota Moorhead. Thirty-four years after that first entrance, the entrances are hers to give.
Anthropological Research Dr. Linda Green
Production
Producer Betsy Kruse Craig
Betsy Kruse Craig first walked into Invisible Theatre in 1992, as a University of Arizona graduate student cast in "The Real Inspector Hound." She returned to the company as Associate Managing Artistic Director and, after four years alongside Susan Claassen, succeeded her in December 2024; she also serves as IT's Education Director.
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Her recent work here includes the solo performances "Looped" (Tallulah Bankhead), "Red Hot Patriot" (Molly Ivins), and "What the Constitution Means to Me," and, as director, "The Garbologists" and "Inside Out: Men Behind Bars," which she adapted from the writings of incarcerated men at FCI Tucson. She spent nearly a decade in the San Francisco Bay Area, acting with Palo Alto Players, leading The Pear Theatre in Mountain View as Artistic Director, and founding the multi-campus theatre program at Stratford Schools, where she served as program director for both theatre and Speech & Debate. Earlier, in Tucson, she was Professor of Theatre Arts at Pima Community College, where she started the college's Children's Theatre program and served as interim director of the Theatre program before moving to the University of Arizona to teach acting, directing, voice and movement, and period style. She holds an M.F.A. in acting and directing from the University of Arizona and a B.A. in theatre arts from the University of Minnesota Moorhead. Thirty-four years after that first entrance, the entrances are hers to give.
Co-Producer Linda Green
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