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The Peculiar Patriot

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National Black Theatre and Hi-ARTS present a remounting of Liza Jessie Peterson's solo piece about the prison industrial complex and the racial disparities that feed the draconian system. More…

With more than 2.5 million people behind bars, America is the world’s leading prison superpower. 'The Peculiar Patriot' follows Betsy LaQuanda Ross as she makes regular visits to penitentiaries to boost the morale of her incarcerated friends and family, navigating love between barbed wire. As she shares neighborhood updates, gossip, and reminisces about family, Betsy delivers a shrewd indictment of the criminal justice system, with a heavy dose of humor to boot. 'The Peculiar Patriot' examines the human impact and inhuman machinery of mass incarceration.

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Laura Collins-Hughes
September 18th, 2017
"'The Peculiar Patriot' excels at visceral moments...even as it builds a strong case against the mass incarceration of African Americans...This is a comedy about a tragedy, and a patriotic call for reform...As both a writer and a performer, Ms. Peterson knows how to wield tenderness to leaven des...
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Helen Shaw
July 17th, 2018
"The best way to truly care about a nation is to heal it, and Peterson’s solo play about black love, female friendship, and the perversions of state power is a gorgeous part of that work. It also happens to be a visual marvel and a masterful example of character creation...In this rich, sweet, hi...
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Hayley Levitt
September 19th, 2017
"Peterson is a wonderful storyteller...Her delivery smooths over some of the rougher edges of her play, which vacillates between personal or second-hand stories and didactic monologues about the injustices of the system in which she lives...Theatrically speaking, 'The Peculiar Patriot' is aching ...
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David Barbour
July 18th, 2018
“The Peculiar Patriot doesn't have much in the way of dramatic action, and it turns a little preachy in its later passages. Then again, Peterson makes many penetrating points about a legal system in which prisons are for-profit enterprises often set up in struggling white communities...Even at it...
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National Black Theatre: Producer in The Peculiar Patriot
National Black Theatre
Producer
Hi-ARTS: Producer in The Peculiar Patriot
Hi-ARTS
Producer
Liza Jessie Peterson: Playwright in The Peculiar Patriot
Liza Jessie Peterson
Playwright
Talvin Wilks: Director in The Peculiar Patriot
Talvin Wilks
Director
Liza Jessie Peterson: Cast in The Peculiar Patriot
Liza Jessie Peterson
Cast
Maruti Evans: Set Designer and Lighting Designer in The Peculiar Patriot
Maruti Evans
Set Designer and Lighting Designer
Luqman Brown: Sound Designer in The Peculiar Patriot
Luqman Brown
Sound Designer

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