Act V

What makes this a job fieldsite? It’s in prison where the inmates live, where they met, and where the play takes place.

What observations does the author make to give us a better understanding of the subculture? He talks to the inmates about their feelings toward the characters they play and how they relate to them, and about their crimes, and about their lives.

What interview techniques does the author use to understand the subculture? The author almost always uses the question and answer technique, as well as narrative technique

What are the norms and values of the subculture? We see a hierarchy as a value in the prison as one of the prisoners refers to himself as the blue whale and the others as guppies. Also as a norm of this subculture we see the inmates are checked every time they enter and leave practice. The education of the men is also a norm in the prison