it's run by the critically acclaimed stella adler studio of acting. tom oppenheim, artistic director and president of stella adler studio of acting, and yolanda gonzalez, youth manager with the program. thank you both for being with us this afternoon. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> what is the goal of this program in rikers? >> well, to give our students there the opportunity, through theater, to connect with the i guess that's how i'd put it, in a nutshell. so, we're out there really trying to train actors. we're utilizing acting, we're utilizing theater to give them an opportunity to connect deeply with themselves. >> and how receptive are inmates to the idea of participating in this, usually? >> you know, i mean, i think extraordinarily receptive. typically, the ones that come -- it's voluntary, so they're not mandated to be with us. so they volunteer to be with us. but once they get there, they're receptive and enrichening. and, you know, we learn from them through their courage and through their humanity. >> now, yolanda, you got introduc