KENNEDY CENTER INVITATION

You are cordially invited to the fourth annual FREE
"From Prison to the Stage" program of justice-related music, drama and comedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC:

Saturday, September 4 at 7:30 PM,

as part of the Kennedy Center's popular Page-to-Stage Festival works created by people who have experienced first hand the prison system will be presented. This year we will be presenting a prisoner-written rock-rap operetta (sung by professional singers), music by a police band (who will perform in uniform), a new play by a well-known ex-prisoner playwright (about a teen with addicted parents), and a dramatic reading of an original work by a probation officer and former corrections officer (with musical accompaniment by an ex-prisoner composer).
This has been in past an enormously popular event that packed the house.

THE SAFE STREETS FOUNDATION and PRISONS FOUNDATION which, jointly, are the main sponsor of the event provides resources to prison inmates nationally to cultivate the arts, visual and written, of prisoners to elevate their souls, encourage their hope and provide productive vehicles for successful reintegration to counter recidivism. Art work from the Foundation have been featured in exhibits at Georgetown Law Center, the Wilson Building in Washington, DC, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Georgetown (MOCA), the Museum of Crime and Punishment, various Church gallery collections and private collections nationally.


Because the event is free as a public interest service, while actors/singers are paid competitively, the production relies exclusively on the kind contributions and support of benefactors and sponsors.

It's tax-deductible and you'll get recognition on the front cover of the program that will be distributed to our justice-oriented 800-member Kennedy Center audience and be allowed table space to distribute any promotional literature of your organization, campaign or effort. Contributions of $1,000 or more will be given special recognition from the stage as well as invitation to a VIP reception with cast, producers and authors.

Please send your check made payable to
"Safe Streets Foundation" to:

c/o Cynthia Louise Butler, Esq.
Assistant Executive Producer,
Kennedy Center Prison to Stage Festival
Safe Streets Foundation Development Office
1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006

Kindly indicate with your check how specifically you would like your or your organization's name to appear on the Program.

You will receive our acknowledgment and information regarding other benefits (such as an invitation to attend working rehearsals and meet-the-cast parties, the VIP reception, and even the chance to introduce one of the acts on the Kennedy Center stage, depending on your level of contribution). Here are the donation levels to choose from:

Sustainer - $60
Contributor - $140
Donor - $350
Sponsor - $750
Angel- $1,000
Patron - $1800

Arts Ambassador- $5,000

Please feel free to forward this widely. We look forward to seeing you at the Kennedy Center.

All art on this page created by imprisoned artists and available at our Prison Art Gallery in downtown Washignton, DC, or online at http://prisonsfoundation.org/art.html (prints are available for purchase on-line)

Further inquiries may be directed to Staff [@] PrisonsFoundation.org or to Cynthia Butler at Butlerlawfirm [@] aol.com and emails will be forwarded appropriately.

"The Safe Streets Arts Foundation, incorporating both the Prisons Foundation and the Victims Foundation, is proud to sponsor the annual From-Prison-to-The-Stage Show at the Kennedy Center and the Prison Art Gallery at 1600 K Street. NW, Suite 501, Washington, DC, three blocks from the White House."