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March Forth

Mar 4 at 7:00pm

Written and Performed by Reginald Dwayne Betts

Tickets for March Forth are Pay-What-You-Wish, ranging from $15 to $75 with a suggested price of $30

Alone in solitary confinement, a teenager called out: “Somebody, send me a book!”

Moments later, Dudley Randall’s The Black Poets slid under his cell door. Those pages were the start of the teen’s transformation into a poet, lawyer, and promoter of the rights of prisoners. Now, 20 years to the day of his release from prison on March 4, 2005, Reginald Dwayne Betts explores the experience and consequences of his incarceration in a compelling new solo performance based on his American Book Award-winning poetry collection, Felon: An American Washi Tale, with conversation to follow.

Betts, a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and founder of the nonprofit organization, Freedom Reads, brings his story on the importance of mercy, the realities of life after prison, and the role art and literature can play in the fight for justice to the PAC NYC stage.

Photo: Jon Sweeney

Production Credits

Director, Developer, & Dramaturg: Elise Thoron
Lighting Designer: Jane Cox
Set Designer: Kyoko Ibe
Sound Designer: Palmer Hefferan
Animation: Louisa Bertman
Production Stage Manager & Technical Director: Tyler Sperrazza
Assistant Stage Manager: Michael Byrd
Prison Papermaker: Ruth Lingen
Freedom Reads Bookshelves: MASS Design Group; Shannon Velázquez & Dan Velázquez
Projection Consultant: David Bengali
Movement Consultant: Chesney Snow

Content Advisory

This production includes strong language.

Reginald Dwayne Betts
Reginald Dwayne Betts Author and Performer