Drama festival puts spotlight on Romanian inmates

Inmates perform in the final rehearsal for the play Anyone Can Make Mistakes by Romanian author Mircea Rotaru at the Nottara Theatre in Bucharest. (AP)

The Multiart festival runs under the motto "Liberation Through Culture" and while a prisoner's participation doesn't offer immediate access to freedom it is a step in the right direction. (AP)

Director Iulian Glita gestures on stage during the final rehearsal of the State of Siege, by French author Albert Camus, a play describing the arrival. (AP)

Inmates perform during the final rehearsal of their. (AP)

Inmates perform in the State of Siege, by French author Albert Camus. (AP)

Director Visinel Balan guides inmates on stage during the final rehearsal of the play Anyone Can Make Mistakes by Romanian author Mircea Rotaru. (AP)

An inmates performs in the final rehearsal for the play Anyone Can Make Mistakes. (AP)

A penitentiary system official gives inmates a briefing as they arrive for the final rehearsal. (AP)

Director Iulian Glita speaks during the final rehearsal of the State of Siege, by French author Albert Camus. (AP)

Inmates salute the public after performing at the Nottara Theatre in Bucharest, Romania. (AP)