A dark comic memoir of an actor navigating fame, addiction, and survival inside a Texas prison.
This genre-blending solo play recounts the experiences of a New York actor arrested on a drug charge and sent to a Texas prison. Recognized by fellow inmates for his role on One Life to Live, he is offered protection by a member of the Texas Aryan Brotherhood in exchange for acting lessons. The narrative moves between the drug-fueled chaos of the Chelsea Hotel in the 1970s, encounters within the Los Angeles music scene, and the stark routines of incarceration. Performed by Ned Van Zandt and directed by Amir Arison, the piece traces a personal descent shaped by sex, celebrity, and addiction, alongside the search for meaning and change.