When the film DEAD MAN WALKING* hit theatres across the U.S.,
we were amazed at the way it provoked discussion and debate on the death penalty.
To this day it continues to provoke deeper reflection on one of the key moral
issues of our day.
In order to widen the circle of public discourse on the death penalty, we
are offering you and other young Americans the stage play of Tim Robbins’
DEAD MAN WALKING to be performed in colleges and universities across America.
We welcome you as collaborators with us in this creative project.
Make no mistake about it. What we are doing here by delving into the issue
of capital punishment is true citizenry. Americans who debate and question
government policies and law do so because they love this nation and want to
see it live up to its true potential. To engage in vigorous examination of
issues that affect us is to live up to the noble ideas enshrined in our Constitution.
Becoming an active, engaged citizen and participating in discourse
around the big issues of our day is exhilarating. Be a player, not just a
spectator.
We hope that you will join us in this ambitious enterprise.
Sincerely,
Tim Robbins
Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ
*The 1995 film, starring Susan Sarandon and
Sean Penn, was directed by Tim Robbins and based on Sister Helen Prejean’s
book of the same title.
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