Shelby County Juvenile offenders deal with drama – Shakespearean
Carmen Mandley (center), with the Tennessee Shakespeare Company, gets her students warmed up with facial exercises while working on a speech project with juveniles being housed at Jail East on Aug. 14. The Tennessee Shakespeare Company recently received a grant to work with juveniles in Shelby County Juvenile Court. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Tennessee Shakespeare Company received a $20,000 grant to take the Bard's works to juveniles in the Shelby County justice system. "William Shakespeare and his plays are for everyone," says the company's founder.
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Dan McCleary juvenile justice Tennessee Shakespeare CompanyYolanda Jones
Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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