Joe Munsey, 20, of Biddeford, left, and Abdul Ali, 21, of Portland, rehearse a scene before a performance at Bonny Eagle High School in Standish. Maine Inside Out is a program dedicated to getting people to talk about issues related to incarceration through original theater.

Gabriel Olson, 20, of Portland, rehearses before performing "Do You See Me?" at Bonny Eagle High School in Standish.

Joe Munsey, 20, of Biddeford, slides into the center of a group circle as members of Maine Inside Out prepare for a performance.

Cullen Dumbrocyo, 20, of Standish, embraces a fellow member of Maine Inside Out before a performance. “When I first got involved (with Maine Inside Out) they told me, take your experiences and put them in a play. That’s what I did. So now I feel like by telling my story, by doing what we do, we might make a difference,” said Dumbrocyo.

Timothy Shanon, 22, left, and Gabriel Olson, 20, listen to music together before a performance of Maine Inside Out.

Members of Maine Inside Out rehearse a scene before a performance. Members say the group has helped them begin to feel like they matter.

Co-director Chiara Liberatore, co-director of Maine Inside Out, speaks to the group before their performance at Bonny Eagle High School in Standish.

Cullen Dumbrocyo, 20, of Standish, left, and Gabriel Olson, 20, of Portland, rehearse with the group before their performance. Dumbrocyo, who spent almost four years at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, apologized during the performance for breaking into and vandalizing the high school, where he was a former student. The incident occurred in May and involved two other former students.

Members of Maine Inside Out huddle up to say a few words before performing for students and faculty Bonny Eagle High School in Standish. Most of the group's members talk about how incarceration made them feel powerless and hopeless, and Maine Inside Out has helped them find hope.

Cullen Dumbrocyo, 20, of Standish, makes an apology during a performance of Maine Inside Out at Bonny Eagle High School. Dumbrocyo apologized for breaking into and vandalizing the high school, where he was a former student, in May. “I made a bad mistake, a stupid decision, and I’m still trying to figure that one out,” said Dumbrocyo.

Maine Inside Out, a program dedicated to getting people to talk about issues related to incarceration through original theater, performs at Bonny Eagle High School in Standish. Students and faculty listen to Timothy Shannon, 22, while he talks about his experience with incarceration and his recovery from a troubled youth.

Devin Ingram, 20, of Biddeford, performs with Maine Inside Out, a program dedicated to getting people to talk about issues related to incarceration, at Bonny Eagle High School in Standish.

Members of Maine Inside Out share a comedic moment as they take a bow on stage after a performance.