Rick Cluchey

In the 1890's, Sarah Bernhart did a one-act play in San Quentin Prison's lower yard. That was it for showbiz until Waiting for Godot arrived in 1957, via the San Francisco Actors' Workshop. The captive audience included Rick Cluchey, who'd "never been in a theater, not even to rob one." Many acts later, he became the first non-Italian actor ever to win the Italian Drama … [Read more...] about Rick Cluchey: San Quentin and Samuel Beckett