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“Inside The Peculiar Patriot”: U-M Prison Creative Arts Project.
Preview of a production that opens Feb. 8 at the Detroit Public Theatre of Liza Jessie Peterson’s 2017 1-woman show, The Peculiar Patriot, a funny examination of systemic inequality within America’s prison system, inspired by her extensive work in prisons, including Riker’s Island. Also, a screening of Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison, a 2022 documentary that tells the story of how the play was shut down mid-performance at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The play runs Feb. 8–Mar. 5 at the Detroit Public Theatre. 7–8:30 p.m., RC Keene Theater, 701 East University. Free. 763–0032.
