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American Captives: Lena Baker & Sandra Bland
First Preview: Oct 4, 2018
Opening Date: Oct 4, 2018
Closing Date: Oct 20, 2018
Running Time: 01:15
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Playing @
Dixon Place
161A Chrystie St., New York City, NY 10002
After a one-day trial in 1945, an all-white male jury deliberates for under an hour and sentences Lena Baker to death for killing her abusive lover. Three days after being pulled over by a Texas State Trooper in 2015 for not using a turn signal, Sandra Bland was found dead in a Waller County jail cell.
In a poignant visceral theatrical experience combining the two stories, Winston’s American Captives: Lena Baker & Sandra Bland articulates how little has changed in the relationship between Black women and the United States justice system in 60 years between the deaths of Lena and Sandra.
This unapologetic personal accounting bares new awareness of timeworn atrocities.
In a poignant visceral theatrical experience combining the two stories, Winston’s American Captives: Lena Baker & Sandra Bland articulates how little has changed in the relationship between Black women and the United States justice system in 60 years between the deaths of Lena and Sandra.
This unapologetic personal accounting bares new awareness of timeworn atrocities.
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Performance Schedule
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
Written By
- Connie Winston
Director
- Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome
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Full-price tickets:
$15.00 - $21.00
Lottery & Rush
$15 - Student/ Senior/ idNYC
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Restroom
Four restrooms / two handicapped accessible restrooms / all gender neutral -
Assisted Listening System
Assistive Listening Systems that transmit sound via headsets are available upon advance request. To guarantee access to headsets, please email contact@dixonplace.org 48 hours before the performance you plan to attend -
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Wheelchair Info
Please call 212-219-0736 for access to the theater for wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility.








