Judy Dworin Performance Project is an award-winning, socially and community conscious organization whose work on stage, in schools and in prison communities raises awareness and provides compelling experiences through multi-arts performance and residencies.

Thoughtful, intelligent, relevant work.
~Greater Hartford Arts Council

The entire JDPP team, both on stage and behind the scenes, has been a pleasure to work with, and strives for and maintains the highest standards in terms of their work and performance.
~Recent project collaborator

I wish more people knew about JDPP. I feel like the organization is an unsung treasure.
~Private funder

Out of an incredibly competitive application pool, with 38 grant applications requesting more than $1.2 million, JDPP was one of only 16 projects ultimately selected for funding. JDPP received $15,168 for our Youth With Incarcerated Parents (YWIP) High School Mentor Project, in which we will train and employ high school students from A.I. Prince Technical High School who have a parent in prison to become mentors for younger children in various YWIP workshops. Through this grant, 8 students will build self-confidence and self-concept, learn to work collaboratively in a group, develop leadership skills, learn about various art forms and become more comfortable with and adept at engaging in these forms with children, enhance problem solving skills and creativity, and develop a stronger ability to communicate about the issues that surround having a parent in prison, both personally and in terms of the larger youth population.

We are incredibly proud and excited to be able to expand this important aspect of our work! With many thanks to Mayor Pedro Segarra, the City of Hartford, and the Greater Hartford Arts Council.

"The show - an amalgamation of dance, song and narration - not only brings the past to life, but it also explores it artistically and places it in a new, up-to-the-moment context. ‘In This House’ made its New London debut Thursday night at the Garde Arts Center. The standing ovation it earned pretty much said it all." Read the entire review by Kristina Dorsey from the New London Day.

In addition to the premiere, In This House: New London Making History • Moving Forward includes community events, educational forums, living history tours, art exhibits, theatrical productions and other activities that are still going on. Check out the project's webpage for more details.