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Thursday, June 29, 2006
A Play About Prisons and Violence
DC Books to Prisons is sponsoring "The Hardest Question Ever," a three-act play with live performers, chain-gang inspired music and shadow puppets set inside a life-size prison cell covered with hundreds of letters written by prisoners. The show aims to create a dialogue on how society encourages violence but punishes those who are violent.
The play portrays responsibility, forgiveness and the pain of loss with stories of actual events that are directly related to the creators of the play. A panel discussion will follow the performance. Admission is a $5 to $8 donation for DC Books to Prisons (but no one will be turned away for lack of funds). Bring a paperback dictionary to donate and receive awesome Books to Prisons goodies!
When: Friday, June 30, at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30) Where: St. Stephen's Church (16th and Newton Streets NW) More Info: bookstoprisons@mutualaid.org
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