{"id":5420,"date":"2017-05-24T11:44:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T15:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=5420"},"modified":"2022-09-19T07:38:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:38:09","slug":"curt-l-tofteland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=5420","title":{"rendered":"Curt L. Tofteland"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6984\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5420-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/CurtTofteland.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/CurtTofteland.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/CurtTofteland.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/CurtTofteland.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return 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(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is there a message of hope in the words that King Richard II speaks to us from his prison cell in the Tower of London?&nbsp; Our guest, <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5416\">Curt Tofteland<\/a>, is the Founder of the internationally acclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shakespearebehindbars.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shakespeare Behind Bars<\/a> program.&nbsp; In 22 years at the helm of SBB, Curt has discovered three noble truths:&nbsp; Humans need a Tribe, Humans need a Story and Humans need to Reflect. &nbsp;Using Shakespeare, Curt teaches the prisoners these truths and the&nbsp;question arises:&nbsp;did Shakespeare do any time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5440\">follow along with the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for a <a 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