This event is recorded video streaming which will be available on our website from Oct 13th to Nov 3rd, 2020
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, in partnership with The Commissary and The New Neighborhood,
present…
Why Would I Dare: The Trial of Crystal Mason
Conceived and Directed by Tyler Thomas Sound
Featuring Crystal Dickinson, Peter Gerety, Peter Mark
Kendall, and Shane McRae.
Production Designer You-Shin Chen
Design by Megumi Katayama
Striving to rebuild her life after prison, Crystal Mason -a Black American woman and mother- attempted to vote in the 2016 election but was arrested and accused of casting a fraudulent vote. Unaware that she was stripped of her right to vote while on parole, Crystal was shoved back into the courts as neighbors testified against her newfound freedom. Even though her ballot was never counted, Texas courts chose to make an example out of her and sentenced her to five more years in prison. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, in partnership with The Commissary and The New Neighborhood, is proud to present a virtual reading of her trial as she fights for her freedom, her family, and the ever-growing right to vote.
A real-life trial. And we’re bringing it to you. Witness an ongoing historic court case brought to life.
Striving to rebuild her life after prison, Crystal Mason -a Black American woman and mother- attempted to vote in the 2016 election but was arrested and accused of casting a fraudulent vote. Unaware that she was stripped of her right to vote while on parole, Crystal was shoved back into the courts as neighbors testified against her newfound freedom. Even though her ballot was never counted, Texas courts chose to make an example out of her and sentenced her to five more years in prison. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, in partnership with The Commissary and The New Neighborhood, is proud to present a virtual reading of her trial as she fights for her freedom, her family, and the ever-growing right to vote.
