In a Daughter’s Eyes - NNPN Benefit
Monday, November 14, 2011, 7:00 PM

THE NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK
In association with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
cordially invites you to a benefit performance of
the 2011 Smith Prizewinning play
In A Daughter’s Eyes
By A. Zell Williams
Featuring Lynnette R. Freeman and Krista Apple
Monday, November 14
7:00 p.m.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Champagne reception to follow
Tickets are $50.00
To purchase tickets, click here.

In A Daughter’s Eyes is an intense and timely new drama inspired by the true story of Mumia Abu-Jamal, an activist and journalist convicted in the 1981 death of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. Set in Oakland, CA at the turn of the millennium, the play follows two women—one the daughter of an incarcerated Black Panther and the other the daughter of the white police officer he allegedly killed. Though these two strong-minded women are initially brought together in search of truth, their views on culture, class, and race push them into an uneasy world of violence and mistrust. Locked in the battle that has defined their families’ legacies, these quintessentially American daughters must fight to find a balance between justice and forgiveness.

"Engrossing…[Playwright A. Zell] Williams makes us understand how personal the quest for ‘justice’ is…the play acknowledges the complexity of the feelings and the issues…[an] intriguing structure…vivid performances…”
—Toby Zinman, Philadelphia Inquirer

Photo courtesy of InterAct Theatre Company. Left to Right: Krista Apple (playing Kathryn Tinney) and Lynnette R. Freeman (playing Rehema Salaam).

ABOUT THE SMITH PRIZE

Since 2006, NNPN has proudly administered the annual Smith Prize. Funded by a gift from novelist and playwright Timothy Smith and a group of socially conscious donors, the prize is awarded to a play that specifically focuses on American politics—examining our civic institutions, particularly our democratic institutions—and asks: Who are Americans as a people? What are we becoming? What are our global responsibilities? The prize carries a $5,000 cash award, which is split between the playwright and the first National New Play Network member theater that chooses to produce the winning play.