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Department under the direction of M. Sheileen Godwin in February 2008, as part of Tim Robbins experiment. The show's cast was made up mainly of students and faculty members, as well as members of the community. Sister Helen Prejean came to King's College just days before the show opened and
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Prejean decided that, rather than take the play to Broadway, he would "use the play as a tool to create deeper reflections on the death penalty in our nation's high schools and colleges." The performance requirements are that any school mounting a production must also involve at least two
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schools. The project, titled "The Dead Man
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Since the launch of the project in the fall of 2003, more than 250 high schools and colleges across the country have produced the play, conducted academic courses on the death penalty, and brought the issue to life on their campuses through art, music, and public education and action
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More than 250 educational institutions — high schools, colleges, and universities — have produced the play in the U.S., including Puerto Rico, and also in Canada, England, and Africa.
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Sister Helen had previously worked with Tim
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spoke with the entire campus community about her experiences. She also addressed the actors who were performing in the play and attended a dress rehearsal.
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Rather than producing the play professionally for commercial performances, in 2004 Robbins offered the play to schools and colleges throughout the
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could be adapted as a play, its influence would be expanded.
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