The Castle extends its run through to 30 Aug

The Castle, a vividly honest account of how four New Yorkers came to be involved in crime and their transition from prison to society, extends its run for a second time at the New World Stages / Stage Five through to 30 Aug 2008.

The Castle, conceived by David Rothenberg and written in collaboration with Vilma Ortiz Donovan, Kenneth Harrington, Angel Ramos and Casimiro Torres, opened at New World Stages / Stage Five on 30 Mar 2008, for a run originally scheduled to close on 18 May 2008.

The Castle is the residential facility run by The Fortune Society for ex-convicts re-entering society. In the play four formerly incarcerated people tell their stories from childhood to prison to redemption.

Directed by David Rothenberg, the company of The Castle (all of whom tell their own real-life stories) includes Vilma Ortiz Donovan, Kenneth Harrigan, Angel Ramos and Casimiro Torres.

A portion of each performance revenue goes to The Fortune Society, a not-for-profit, community-based organization dedicated to educating the public about prisons, criminal justice issues, and the root causes of crime. Staffed primarily by ex-prisoners, the organization helps former inmates and at-risk youth break the cycle of crime and incarceration through a broad range of services.