Program for an Artists in Prison performance of "Ceremonies of Dark Old Men"

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A red paper program for the Terminal Island Prison Drama Workshop performance “Ceremonies In Dark Old Men” by Lonne Elder III. The program is comprised of two sheets of paper (a, b), folded to form four pages. The front cover has line drawing illustrations featuring a large face of an elderly man. Beside his head is the title of the play in bold black print. The drawing of a dark-haired man wearing trousers and a trench coat features much smaller, beside the elderly face, followed by the head and shoulder sketch of another, young, dark-haired man. The artist’s signature beside the last sketch reads “Roone”. The lower half of the cover reads: [FEAUTURING / the / terminal island prison / drama workshop IN A PRODUCTION BY / ARTISTS IN PRISON, INC.].

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