Brent Buell
Actor
Writer
Director
Producer
Filmmaker
Photographer
Social Activist
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Welcome to
Doing Life Productions
Double Play Connections, Jane Dubin Executive Producer
and Doing Life Productions
are bringing
Iyaba Ibo Mandingo's "unFRAMED"
to the stage
directed by Brent Buell
Click here for latest announcements
Brent directed "MOSES," the new comedy by Rosie DeSanctis
which was an Official Selection of
The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival 2011.
You can watch it here:
Rosie De Sanctis
Major Announcement
We're proud to announce that a major book on prison theater
has just been published:
Performing New Lives
by
Jonathan Shailor
It is published by the distinguished British publisher Jessica Kingsley.
It includes a chapter by Brent based on the ten years that he taught
with Rehabilitation Through the Arts in
New York prisons like Sing Sing, Woodbourne, Fishkill and Greenhaven.
New Review of Performing New Lives!
The cover of the book is a photograph from Brent's play
"Breakin' the Mummy's Code" in performance at Sing Sing.
This is an extraordinary video created by Jonathan Shailor
about the book
Performing New Lives is now available on Amazon at this link:
Here is an excellent article about the book by Jeff Stanley:
http://brain-on-fire.com/jefeblog/2010/10/03/news-flash-theatre-really-can-change-lives/#more-1287
Below is another of Brent's photographs which appears in the book:
"Oedipus," by Sophocles and directed by Joanna Chan
For the last ten years, Brent directed many shows
inside New York's maximum security prisons
as a volunteer with Rehabilitation Through the Arts.
Read about some of the shows here by clicking on the links:
Here's an Esquire article by John Richardson about Brent's show "Breakin' the Mummy's Code"
Here's a New York Times article about "Stratford's Decision" that Brent
directed at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
NewYorkTimes "Behind the Walls of Sing Sing.pdf
Here's an article about the production of "Of Mice and Men" that Brent directed
Journal News, "Of Mice and Men".pdf
Here's an article by Donna Lamb from the Greenwich Village Gazette about
"From Sing Sing to Broadway"--the show Brent created and directed
which was presented at Playwright's Horizons on 42nd Street
From Sing Sing to Broadway.pdf
And another article about "From Sing Sing to Broadway"
Brent recently appeared at the
CUNY Graduate Center
speaking about Theater Behind Bars
Details Here: The Prison Studies Group
or downloadable PDF flyer
Theater Behind Bars: A Conversation with Brent Buell
to book Brent for a speaking engagement on this subject
send an email to Buell28@aol.com.
Double Play Connections, Jane Dubin Executive Producer
and
Doing Life Productions are proud to announce
"unFRAMED," written by and starring acclaimed poet and artist
Iyaba Ibo Mandingo, directed by Brent Buell
--a powerful, emotional and controversial
look at life in America through eyes that see far more than most.
Click here to see information about "unFRAMED"
Brent is currently appearing in the new video by Woods
titled "Death Rattles." He plays a wizard conjuring up the dead.
He appears about 1 minute and 45 seconds into the video.
Big surprise: he's the guy with the long blond hair. Enjoy!
You can reach Brent by email at:
You can also find him on Facebook
Also!
Watch for the release of
the political thriller
Al Qarem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT86bdXjIqg
With Brent as a rogue FBI agent
See the Maverick Pictures/Duran Films comedy
Grand Opening
with Brent as a Hippie Viet Nam Vet Grocery Bagger!
To rent or buy from Blockbuster, click here:
and see the trailer at
Maverick Pictures Website:
To read some of Brent's political commentary, click here:
http://www.brentbuell.blogspot.com
If you travel to Narrowsburg, NY,
we recommend that you stay at the beautiful
River Lights Bed and Breakfast
click here for details: http://www.riverlightsbandb.com/
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