On the stage stand six men who are serving sentences on death row. They have backgrounds filled with complexity and trauma, and they are the characters in the new play 鈥淐ount.鈥�
It is a co-production of Hidden Voices and Playmakers Repertory Company. The stories of these men are compilations of first-hand accounts from people across the country who have been sentenced to death. Host Frank Stasio previews the production with playwright Lynden Harris, director Kathryn Hunter-Williams, and actors Brian D. Coats and Chris Berry. They discuss the process of bringing these true stories to life and the play鈥檚 central question: how to define a life well-lived in the face of tragic choices.
鈥溾�� is on stage at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill鈥檚 Kenan Theatre from Wednesday, Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 27.
