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"Stunning. Love in a world that feels like a fever dream most of the time. I felt so much, I thought so much, I despaired and hoped so much...it made me feel in a way that theater does not often make me feel."
--Audience member, 2/21/12 |
"It would be safe to say that I am now living the post-My Date With Troy Davis half of my life and feel better for it. Everything a solo piece and indeed theatre itself ought to be."
--Audience member, 2/21/12
My Date With Troy Davis
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant --
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind --
--Emily Dickinson
Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the state of Georgia on September 21, 2011. Twenty years prior, he had been convicted of the murder of Mark MacPhail, a police officer in Savannah, Georgia. As the years went by, the stories began to change, and soon Amnesty International began advocating for a reexamination of the case, saying there was too much doubt to execute.
This monologue follows one man's unlikely journey into the depths of this case, which also happens to take him to the Supreme Court, the slums of India, and the top of the ivory tower. Along the way, it becomes clear that this moment of American history suffers from not too much doubt, but too much truth. Yet, in the moments before a death, we come in this story to a realization that gives the victory to life.
My Date With Troy Davis was previously produced at The Dancing Goat Theatre in Johns Creek, Georgia, and by Sarah Lawrence College. The original production was directed by Daniel Hilton.
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind --
--Emily Dickinson
Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the state of Georgia on September 21, 2011. Twenty years prior, he had been convicted of the murder of Mark MacPhail, a police officer in Savannah, Georgia. As the years went by, the stories began to change, and soon Amnesty International began advocating for a reexamination of the case, saying there was too much doubt to execute.
This monologue follows one man's unlikely journey into the depths of this case, which also happens to take him to the Supreme Court, the slums of India, and the top of the ivory tower. Along the way, it becomes clear that this moment of American history suffers from not too much doubt, but too much truth. Yet, in the moments before a death, we come in this story to a realization that gives the victory to life.
My Date With Troy Davis was previously produced at The Dancing Goat Theatre in Johns Creek, Georgia, and by Sarah Lawrence College. The original production was directed by Daniel Hilton.
