Overview
A writer agrees to help an incarcerated man with his parole statement and embarks on an unexpected journey confronting her own grief.
Casting & Production
Casting
ERNIE MORRIS (African American female, 40’s)
JAMES “HAKEEM” JAMERSON (WISE)(African American male, 62)
CORRECTION OFFICER McHENRY (African American male, 20’s)
CLUE (African American male, 18-20)
Setting
A Prison—Security Desk, Yard, Cell, Recreation type room.
Reviews
“…Cori Thomas’s beautifully structured play is a resonant demonstration of the inseparability of the personal from the political. Thomas has a great ear for prison folkways without ever seeming sociological about it…”
—The New Yorker
“Lockdown is capaciously compassionate…a rare night at the theater, and a valuable one.”
—The New York Times
“Lockdown is electrifying and compelling…Cori Thomas has succeeded giving dramatic significance to abandoned souls.”
—David Rothenberg, Founder of The Fortune Society
