the program's inception 8 years ago, the Prison Project maintains a 0% recidivism rate (California's rate exceeds 60%). Other Community Outreach programs include weekly Pay-What-You-Can performances (every Thursday's performance during all production runs) and free Shakespeare-in-the-Park every weekend in August (a 45 minute Shakespeare adaptation for all ages). The Actors' Gang contributes ticket vouchers for group trips and non-profit fundraising activities. Productions In 2014, the Actors' Gang toured its production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Tim Robbins. The tour schedule included: Beijing - Centre for the Performing Arts, China, June 2014 Shanghai - Daguan Theatre, Shanghai Zendai Himalayas Arts Centre, China, June 2014 Spoleto - Spoleto Festival, Italy, July 2014 Los Angeles - Ivy Substation (home of The Actors' Gang), California, USA, July and August 2014 Nashville - OZ Arts, Tennessee, USA, September 2014 Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre Em Cena, Brazil, September 2014 Other touring productions include George Orwell's 1984, Tartuffe, Embedded, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, The Guys, and The Exonerated. These productions have toured 41 states in the U.S. and cities across the world from London to Athens, Madrid, Barcelona, Bogota, Hong Kong, Melbourne, and Buenos Aires, covering five continents. Training Actor training courses are held at the theater several times a year in 8-week periods. The Style The Style is a unique form of acting developed at the Actors' Gang over its many year history. It includes elements of commedia del arte, mask work, viewpoints, and focuses on developing emotional states. Every show at the Actors Gang utilizes the Style in varying degrees of subtlety. References External links Performing groups established in 1981 Theatre companies in Los Angeles