Theatre Work
Public Appearances
Solitary Confinement and Mass Incarceration
Appeared on The Oprah Show; met with President Obama, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, President of Iraq Qubad Talabani, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon; worked closely with actor Sean Penn, linguist Noam Chomsky, and musicians Cat Stevens, Boots Riley, and Tom Morello.
- VICE: “The Woman Who Turned 410 Days of Solitary in Iran into a Play”
- KQED: “Inside ‘The Box’: New Play Explores Life in Solitary”
- BANG: “Oakland Writer-Activist Tells Story of Solitary Confinement”
- SF Examiner: “’The Box’ Vividly Looks at Life in Solitary”
- Democracy NOW: “Opening the Box”: After Being Jailed in Iran, Sarah Shourd Examines Solitary Confinement in U.S.”
Public Appearances
- 2020: Giving Incarcerated Women the Tools to Save Their Own Lives: Pulitzer Center Zoom Webinar with Rhodessa Jones
- 2016: “America’s Invisible Inferno,” by Martin Garbus
- 2016: Publisher’s Weekly, “PW’s Top Authors Pick Their Favorite Books of 2016.” Selected by Heather Ann Thompson.
- 2015: Kirkus Review, Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement
- Capital Public Radio: “Sarah Shourd Follow Up: Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement.”
Solitary Confinement and Mass Incarceration
Appeared on The Oprah Show; met with President Obama, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, President of Iraq Qubad Talabani, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon; worked closely with actor Sean Penn, linguist Noam Chomsky, and musicians Cat Stevens, Boots Riley, and Tom Morello.
- 2015: The Brain with David Eagleman | The Effects of Solitary Confinement | PBS
- 2013: Aljazeera, Former Political Prisoner Defends Chelsea Manning
- 2011: Interviewed on BBC’s Hardtalk
- 2011: Amnesty International In Conversation with Sarah Shourd
- 2011: National Sierra Club Interview with Sarah Shourd