__NEW:Check out our new "Behind the Wall" page where we profile prisoner and ex prisoner artists and justice advocates! ! ! ! ! A HUGE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS! Below are the highlights of the plays that will be presented on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 from 7:30 to 10 pm on the Millennium Stage of the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. with your support. A very special, powerful message written for the occasion by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal will read before the nights performances. 1. The Love That Divides by Hakim M. Abdul-Wasi, Music by Inner Voices "A man returns home to his Christian family after converting to Islam while away, only to find his family upset and unaccepting of his new beliefs." 2. One Fine Day in Inferior Court by Alex Friedman "A wacky judge, a clueless defense attorney, a bloodthirsty prosecutor and a hapless defendant boil over each other in this courtroom farce." 3. I Am a Woman on Death Row by Kathleen O'Shea, Music by Lorri Carter "Not one woman but dozens on death row in America today tell their stories hope and survival." 4. Reading Slim by Raymond McGee "A hostile prisoner resists taking advantage of educational opportunities in his prison to hide his inadequacies, including a shameful secret from his past." 5. Homeward Bound by Richard Dyches, Music by Dennis Sobin "About to leave his correctional institution, a prisoner finds that his shortcomings are still in need of correction as he prepares to face his wary wife and confused son." 6. Time In by Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble and the women of York Correctional Institution. Music by Women of the Cross "Story, song and dance about the heartaches and triumphs of women in prison." 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