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Kia Corthron – Life by Asphyxiation

Read and discussed by Wendell Pierce (The Wire), Kirk Bloodsworth (the first man exonerated from death row based on DNA evidence), and others.

Corthron’s play tells the story of Jojo, a black man on death row for raping and murdering a white girl decades earlier. He is visited by her ghost, and Nat Turner is locked up in the cell next door. After reading the play, the cast will tackle the hard questions it raises about race, justice, mercy, friendship, and the death penalty.











When: Sun., Oct. 20, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Where: Public Theater
425 Lafayette St.
212-539-8500
Price: $40-$45
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Read and discussed by Wendell Pierce (The Wire), Kirk Bloodsworth (the first man exonerated from death row based on DNA evidence), and others.

Corthron’s play tells the story of Jojo, a black man on death row for raping and murdering a white girl decades earlier. He is visited by her ghost, and Nat Turner is locked up in the cell next door. After reading the play, the cast will tackle the hard questions it raises about race, justice, mercy, friendship, and the death penalty.

Buy tickets/get more info now