RUN-ON SENTENCE
WOMEN'S EASTERN RECEPTION, DIAGNOSTIC AND CORRECTIONAL CENTER (WERDCC)
VANDALIA, MO - JANUARY 2018
PLOT SUMMARY
Run-On Sentence is a comedic drama by Stacie Lents, inspired by the playwright’s experiences working with incarcerated women through Prison Performing Arts, St. Louis, MO. Commissioned by Prison Performing Arts, the play tells the story of cellmates whose lives are turned upside down by the arrival of a new inmate. Both moving and funny, the play asks: should people be defined by our worst mistake? Runs approximately 85 minutes.
PRESS
New drama unfolds in Vandalia women's facility thanks to expanded Prison Performing Arts
SATE’s Production of "Run-On Sentence" Nominated by the St. Louis Theatre Circle for Best New Play
‘Run-On Sentence’ play shares the voices, stories of incarcerated women
AUDIENCE REVIEWS
Sheer enjoyment. Too bad you can’t “take the show on the road.” I’m sure a professional theatre can do no better than the authentic, gritty performance you gave the audience that day. The themes you expressed to Stacie Lents, playwright, rang loud and clear. “We are human beings...” and “It can happen to you.”
Ed Shew, Concordance Academy of Leadership
An amazing play with superb work from your cast. I was so honored to be with such strong women who are using that strength toward self- discipline as well as self-expression.
Ann Lemons Pollack, St. Louis Magazine