Philadelphia Debut of Prison Drama V TO X
By: Sally Henry Fuller Aug. 29, 2015
According to the 2010 U.S. census, for every 100 black women age 25-54, there are approximately 83 black men in society. Many of these men have been removed due to black-on-black crime. Of approximately 600,000 in U.S. jails and prisons, many have been sentenced for black-on-black crimes and some others by increased (and inconsistent) sentencing guidelines due to the American "War on Drugs". Many more simply can't afford to post bail. As stated by Nicholas Turner of the Vera Institute of Justice, "Black men appear to be caught in a cycle of disadvantage: incarcerated at higher rates and, therefore, more likely to be unemployed and/or in debt, they have more trouble posting bail."
"V to X", the latest in a 10-play series on the contemporary African American experience, is written and directed by South Philly native and Lincoln University graduate, Kash Goins. "V to X" is the prequel to Goins' Award-Winning "VI Degrees" (Best Play, NYC Downtown Urban Theatre Festival, 2009). Five years in conception, "V to X" draws inspiration from harrowing disproportionate rates of young black male incarceration, the big business of privatized prisons and the experience of Khalief Browder, who's diminished mental state due to three years of abusive Rikers Island incarceration, without formal charges, drove him to suicide this June.
The show opens Friday, October 2, 2015 and presents Thursdays thru Sundays, closing October 25th, 2015. Thursday - Saturday shows present at 8pm. Sunday 10/4 is 6pm, and all other Sundays are 3pm at The Skybox at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Tickets ($20 in advance and $25 at the box office) are on sale now at
http://gokashproductions.ticketleap.com/5to10/. For more information, please email
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