Clarence Maclin rages with anger and authenticity as Divine Eye, a prison hustler and smooth operator who decided to join the theatre group.
A maximum-security prison and a theatre company run by prisoners, those are the details of Sing Sing, a new drama starring Colman Domingo that CBC's Eli Glasner says is nothing less than a testament to the transformational power of art.In the prison drama Sing Sing, Clarence Maclin rages with anger and authenticity as Divine Eye, a prison hustler and smooth operator who decides to join the theatre group. There have been many films set in prison. Some with great performances.
Speaking to CBC News, he explained how he caught the acting bug when was serving a sentence for robbery in Matsqui Penitentiary in Abbotsford, B.C. When Whitfield tries to offer some advice, Maclin spits back, "You don't get to tell me what I need in prison."What Maclin show with vivid clarity is a man warped by a lifetime of conflict and abuse. The act of acting requires vulnerability, but in prison that's a weakness.
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