Thursday 1 March 2007

In the tradition of the play The Exonerated comes Lucasville


Dear all:

In the tradition of the play The Exonerated comes Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising. However, unlike the former death row prisoners in The Exonerated, the subjects of this play are still sentenced to be executed, still pursuing their appeals, and still struggling against injustice.

Lucasville is a moving and powerful theatre presentation, written with the cooperation of the five men who were sentenced to death for their alleged roles in the 1993 uprising that rocked the maximum-security prison in Lucasville, Ohio.

Clarence Darrow: The Search for Justice will engage our government and justice system in a presentation that trembles with inescapable timeliness. This Darrow is not always the hero or at his best, but with serious legal problems of his own that scarred and haunted him forever. Famous for his work in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial, Darrow also fought against the death penalty and saved 102 men from execution.

Gary L. Anderson is nationally renowned as Darrow. "Anderson's Darrow is in the same league as Holbrook's Mark Twain." . Eureka Times Standard

Both plays are touring cities in Ohio throughout April.

April 11 Portsmouth
April 14 Cincinnati
April 15 Toledo
April 18 Andover
April 21 Columbus
April 22 Athens
April 28 Cleveland
April 29 Youngstown

To view other locations and to purchase tickets,
visit http://www.acluohio.org/events/LucasvilleDarrow.asp or call 216-472-2209.

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