Art as the great escape — why the prison drama Sing Sing is a must see

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.

Art as the great escape — why the prison drama Sing Sing is a must see
Colman Domingo (left) and Clarence Maclin star as Divine G and Divine Eye, two very different prisoners who but heads in a theatre company for prisoners.

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.