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🎭 #ArtIsAWeapon 🎭@natblacktheatre and @hiartsnyc present "The Peculiar Patriot," written and performed by #artist #activist #advocate @lizajessiepeterson and directed by #TalvinWilks. #ThePeculiarPatriot "confronts the complex and critical issue of mass incarceration. With more than 2.5 million people behind bars, America is the world’s leading prison superpower. The Peculiar Patriot examines the human impact and inhuman machinery of the prison industrial complex and shines a glaring light on the racial disparities that feed the draconian system. The play follows protagonist Betsy LaQuanda Ross, a self-proclaimed peculiar patriot, 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 and gossip and reminisces about family, Betsy delivers a shrewd indictment of the criminal justice system in her own authentic and inimitable style, with a heavy dose of humor to boot. We hope you join us for this incredible work." THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Previews: Sept. 13 -16, 2017 Opens: Sept. 17, 2017 Ends: Oct.1, 2017 ---------------------------- Purchase tickets: www.nationalblacktheatre.org ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #PeculiarPatriot #LizaJessiePeterson #BlackStorytellers #NBT #Theater #BlackWomenWriters #BlackCreatives #SupportIndieTheater #BetsyLaQuandaRoss #EndMassIncarceration #CloseRikers #WomeninPrison #MothersinPrison #Harlem #TalvinWilks #BlackArt #PrisonReform #BlackTheatre #OffBroadway #TraScapadesApproved #TheaterGeek (at The National Black Theatre: Institute for Action Arts)

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#LizaJessiePeterson #thepeculiarpatriot #liveart #stellaadler (at Stella Adler Studio of Acting)

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@dopesagittarius continues to amaze with his generosity and ingenuity. Bringing the realness, depth and explosive bombassity decade in, decade out with #funkface and @burntsugararkestra & all manner of theatrical gigs in between (def do NOT sleep on @natblacktheatre and and @hiartsnyc's #ThePeculiarPatriot, running July 11-29!) This visit to his #harlem studio was a true privilege. Enjoy Episode 2 with #LuqmanBrown. And def do NOT sleep on @natblacktheatre and and @hiartsnyc's #ThePeculiarPatriot, running July 11-29! @dopesagittarius #luqmanbrown #funk #soul #playitlikeitsmusic #musician #musicteacher #musicmajor #musicvideo #artist #listenlocal #workinmusic #musicbiz #musicjob #soundcheck #miccheck — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2JmIQav

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🎭 #ArtIsAWeapon 🎭 #Artist #activist #author @lizajessiepeterson is gripping and unflinching as "The Peculiar Patriot," running now through October 1st at the @natblacktheatre! This powerful one-woman play - written by Peterson - humanizes the bleek, inhumane experiences of millions of incarcerated Black and Brown people, exposes the prison-for-profit industry, and examines the devastating effects mass criminalization has on communities of color and society at large. Different from other depictions about life behind bars, Peterson's narrative is centered on the harsh realities of imprisoned Black women and those "on the outside" struggling to support their incarcerated family members, spouses and loved ones. "The Peculiar Patriot" is the artistic spark people need to understand and get involved in efforts to end mass incarceration and force changes in the criminal (in)justice system - I urge everyone to see it! BRAVA Liza, director Tavin Wilks and presenters the National Black Theater and @hiartsnyc. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Purchase tickets: www.nationalblacktheatre.org ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #ThePeculiarPatriot #LizaJessiePeterson #BlackStorytellers #NBT #Theater #BlackTheater #BlackWomenWriters #BlackCreatives #SupportIndieTheater #BetsyLaQuandaRoss #EndMassIncarceration #CloseRikers #WomeninPrison #MothersinPrison #13thMovie #AvaDuVernay #TheNewJimCrow #MichelleAlexander #Harlem #TalvinWilks #BlackArt #PrisonReform #BlackTheatre #OffBroadway #TraScapadesApproved #TheaterGeek #Libras (at The National Black Theatre: Institute for Action Arts)