The Peculiar Patriot

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Inspired by her decades-long work with prison populations, including on the notorious Rikers Island, Liza Jessie Peterson’s timely and urgent one-person show unpacks the human impact of mass incarceration in America. Fearlessly funny, smart and provocative, The Peculiar Patriot traces the migration of systemic injustice from the plantation to the prison yard.

Betsy LaQuanda Ross is a self-proclaimed “peculiar patriot,” who makes regular visits to penitentiaries to boost the morale of her incarcerated friends and family. Betsy is both victim and victor of this country’s prison system and her story turns statistics into achingly relatable stories, drawn from the experience of more than 2.5 million people behind bars.

Join us on select dates when, immediately following the performance, NBT will host an Afterwords with Liza Jessie Peterson and special guests for an in-depth conversation on the production.

The Peculiar Patriot is presented by National Black Theatre & New York Theatre Workshop.

In association with Lena Waithe