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Performed by poet, lawyer and MacArthur Fellow Reginald Dwayne Betts, Felon: An America Washi Tale is a powerful solo performance exploring the unexpected significance of paper in the American prison system. The play is about reimagining paper, from legal documents that initiate and end sentences to kites letters from loved ones providing vital lifelines, or book pages slid under the cell door of a teenage inmate paper serves as both a burden and a beacon of hope. Weaving together traditional theater, poetry, fine art and Japanese papermaking aesthetics, the piece is a meditation of Betts own experience with incarceration and his legal advocacy work to free others. This reflection on the challenges of living in the shadow of mass incarceration is a story of violence, love, and fatherhood.
Available for pick up 90 minutes prior to the show on the day of the show.
Parking is available in the Carver Administration, Carver Academy and St. Paul parking lots. Additional parking is available along Center Street and Gibbs Street by the Freidrich building. Parking is free.
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Companion seats adjacent to wheelchair spaces
- Assistive listening devices available
- Service animal friendly
- No Cameras or recording devices allowed inside. - No outside food or beverages. - Late commers will be held in the lobby until either the first break or intermission (whichever comes first). - Tickets are non-refundable.
- Children under 5 generally not recommended
- Age restrictions vary by performance
- Children must have own ticket for most events
- Booster seats available upon request
