Dead Man Walking (play)
Dead Man Walking is a 2002 play written by Tim Robbins based on Dead Man Walking, a book by Sister Helen Prejean about her experiences as a chaplain on death row. Sister Prejean's book has also been made into a film starring Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon.
Rather than having it produced professionally, in 2004 he offered the play to schools and colleges throughout the United States, particularly Jesuit schools. It is part of a three-year project designed to foster discourse and discussion about the death penalty. The project, titled The Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project, is managed by the Death Penalty Discourse Center where Sister Prejean now bases her work. The University of Scranton was one of the original Jesuit Universities to perform the play in their 2004-2005 season.
Read more about Dead Man Walking (play): History of The Play, Participating Schools, Required Tie-in of Play Performance To Activism
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