Written and performed by Liz Richardson
Directed by Ed Thomason
Can a young man guilty of a terrible crime rehabilitate himself in spite of an incarceration system bent on de-humanizing him?
UNCONFINED is based on the true story of a man who spent 18 years on death row, during which he developed into an artist and spiritual practitioner. What unspools is a very personal story, told from multiple viewpoints, of how he changed the lives of the people around him in ways they could never have anticipated. In this monodrama, the central figure remains unseen but is reflected in each of the three characters that Richardson portrays: a painter, a professor, and another prisoner.
The play challenges our preconceptions about what it means to really know someone—and to know yourself.
Produced by KAZAN CO-OP Theatre with 59E59 Theaters
About KAZAN
Nova Scotia’s KAZAN CO-OP has produced award-winning theatre in Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, and New York. Founded in 2011 by Artistic Director Kathryn MacLellan, KAZAN has been nominated for 26 Merritt Awards and won five. Productions include Communion, I, Animal, His Greatness, and The Best Brothers by Daniel MacIvor, Alone by Sherry Lee Hunter, Heaven Above/Heaven Below by Linda Griffiths, Concerto Suite from Frida by Hilary Blecher and Robert Xavier Rodriguez and Going On by Liz Richardson, The Weekend Healer by Bryden MacDonald, Miss Conception by Kevin Levesque, and The Realistic Jones by Will Eno.
More on 59E59 Theaters: https://www.59e59.org/
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