Thank you for joining us to celebrate the culmination of our three-year residency at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with our third festival of work at the Roda Theatre from Thursday, January 15 to Sunday, January 18, 2026!

At FIPPP, we develop and present stories by formerly incarcerated people, with the goal of changing the world, one story at a time. The twelve formerly incarcerated people who performed at the festival brought a wealth of stage experience, including as standup comedians, TEDx speakers, Moth winners, Shakespeare actors, Marsh performers, and SF Fringe Festival artists. Their stories of incarceration and reinvention, directed by FIPPP’s team of professional theatre directors, give invaluable insight into the circumstances and choices that led to incarceration, the conditions in prison, and the post-prison experience.

We develop and present stories by formerly incarcerated people, with the goal of changing the world, one story at a time. Since our founding six years ago, we have grown into a full-fledged theater company with a team of eight professional theater directors and twenty formerly incarcerated performers. FIPPP works year-round. Now that the FIPPP Festival is over, we will be stepping onto Bay Area stages, large and small, to share these important stories. Visit our “SEE FIPPP ON STAGE” tab to see what we have coming up.

Interested in bringing FIPPP in for a show or training? Please contact Michelle at info@fippp.org to learn how you can work with FIPPP.