OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 23, 2008

Written by KJ SANCHEZ
Directed by LAURIE WOOLERY

Scenic Design AMY C. MAIER / Costume Design ELIZABETH A. COX
Lighting Design GEOFF KORF / Sound Design MICHAEL HOOKER
Production Stage Manager LINDSAY BYRNE

Let the punishment fit the crime…a simple principle at the center of a complex network of laws and ethics. As citizens trust in a system that places judgment and retribution in the hands of a few mortal individuals, is true justice even possible? As the state sends more offenders to prison, does crime actually pay?

For All Time presents an in-depth look into the social, familial, and economic impact of criminal actions, the process of judgment and the system of incarceration. Created in collaboration with prisoners, formerly incarcerated, victims, family members, public defenders, prosecutors, activists and advocates, For All Time brings stories of crime and punishment to life and raises questions about the nature of retribution and the endless cycle of violence. As blood cries for blood, what role does forgiveness play in silencing the rage?

Community partners include: All Saints Church in Pasadena, Families to Amend California's Three Strikes (FACTS), The California Institute for Women, Partnership for Re-Entry Program (PREP), South Asian Network (SAN).

For All Time is the third production in the Company's Justice Cycle, a four-year, six-play exploration of how laws shape and disrupt communities. Each play in the cycle centers on a different justice-related theme including documentation and immigration, reproductive rights, criminal justice, and the environment. The Cycle launched in June 2007 with Los Illegals by Michael John Garcés, followed by Someday by Julie Marie Myatt in June 2008, and will include upcoming world premieres by Julie Hébert, Naomi Iizuka and Shishir Kurup. 

TICKETING

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

KJ Sanchez

KJ is a former member of Anne Bogart's SITI Company and is now a member of the critically acclaimed The Civilians. She recently wrote and directed Highway 47, in collaboration with Working Classroom, in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Handcuff Girl Saves the World, which premiered at the Washington Ensemble Theater in Seattle. She also created and directed two original works for the University of Washington's MFA Program: Too Much Water and Panophobia. KJ has worked with playwrights such as Maria Irene Fornes, Naomi Iizuka, Charles L. Mee (performing the role of Thyona in Big Love - ATL Humana Festival, Long Warf, Berkeley Rep, The Goodman, and BAM), Marsha Norman, Jane Martin, David Henry Hwang, and many others. She has taught Viewpoints training at many Colleges and Universities including Bard, University of Washington, Emory University, DePaul and the University of British Columbia. KJ is a member of New York Theatre Workshop's Usual Suspects, a William and Eva Fox Foundation fellow, a National Endowment for the Arts/Theatre Communications Group CDP for Directors recipient, and a recipient of a Rockefeller MAP grant. She has served two terms on the Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors.