Mud in the News

Watch: A radio play written by — and for — people in Illinois prisons

Jan 26, 2026

From behind bars to center stage: A new arts fest is celebrating stories of people affected by prisons

October 23, 2025

Resilience Arts Fest To Showcase Stories From Prison And Beyond: ‘Art Humanizes People’

October 22, 2025

Resilience Arts Festival brings stories of survival and transformation to Definition Theatre this weekend

October 20, 2025

People affected by the criminal justice system get a chance to tell their stories

September 26, 2025

A prison-based theater company performs at a sold-out theater in Chicago

July 4, 2025

Beyond the Walls: Chicago Theaters Build Worlds Outside Prison

May 8, 2025

A prison-based theater company performs at a sold out theater in Chicago

January 23, 2025

‘You can rage on stage, you can pour your heart out, you can walk in someone else’s shoes’

January 23, 2025

August 19, 2024

Brian Beals on expanding the Mud Theatre Project in Chicago

August 13, 2024

‘We want to inform the everyday public of what we actually go through”