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Dead Man Walking by Tim Robbins

CU Boulder's Amnesty International Student Organization
and Regis University Present

Dead Man Walking

By Tim Robbins
Directed by Angela Stringer Astle
April 20 - June 3, 2007

At a Glance:

What: Dead Man Walking by Tim Robbins,
directed by Angela Stringer Astle

When: April 20 - June 3, 2007, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Where: Denver Victorian Playhouse, 4201 Hooker Street in Denver

Tickets: 303-433-4343, $20 Adults, $18 Students*/Seniors, $15 for Groups of 10 or more

*SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, & STAFF OF SPONSORING SCHOOLS (REGIS and CU-BOULDER) ONLY $10!!!!!!

Related Events:

  • Thursday, March 15, 2007, 7:00 pm -- False Convictions: exonerated person, Randy Steidl, speaking at CU Boulders campus, Hellum Building, Rm 252, sponsored by CU Boulders Amnesty International Student Chapter
  • Friday, March 16, 2007, 12:00 pm -- Exonerated Person, Randy Steidl, speaking at Denver Universitys Sturm College of Law, Room 180, sponsored by DUs Amnesty International Student Chapter
  • Tuesday, March 27, 2007 -- Race to Execution by Rachel Lyon (film on PBS channel sponsored by Independent Lens; please check local listings for time)
  • Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 12:45-3:15 pm -- Acting Lab talkback & scene study, CU-Denver
  • April 2-6, 2007 -- DU's Death Penalty Info Week

    Unless otherwise noted, all events are in Room 125 at the DU Law Building (2255 E. Evans) from noon to 1 and lunch is provided.

    • Monday, April 2, 2007 -- International Perspectives on the Death Penalty
    • Tuesday, April 3, 2007 -- Documentary "Mumia Abu Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt"
    • Wednesday, April 4, 2007 -- The Sacco and Vanzetti Case and the Political Role of the Death Penalty in America
    • Thursday, April 5, 2007 -- Families of Homicide Victims Say Ditch the Death Penalty: Lessons from Colorado
    • Thursday, April 5, 2007, 7:00 pm -- Lethal Injection Cocktail Party at Hansens Bar (at Louisiana and Pearl in Denver); Appetizers provided. Mingle with local attorneys and DU law students! Drink specials with a DU Student I.D. This event is a fundraiser for the Department of Corrections so that the first few drinks help pay your share of the exorbitant cost of a death sentence. The Colorado Legislative Council estimates that we have spent $30,777,800 enforcing the death penalty in Colorado. (We will actually be taking donations at the door for Coloradans Against the Death Penalty!)
  • Sunday Talkback Series -- immediately following the show there will be a talkback each Sunday led by Communication students from Regis beginning April 22
  • Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 7:30 pm -- Special Performance of Dead Man Walking at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO. Event is FREE to CU Boulder Students, Staff, and Faculty. Donations will be accepted at the door for the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project.
  • Thursday, April 26, 2007 -- HBO will premiere The Trials of Darryl Hunt. Please check local listings for time. In 1984, Deborah Sykes, a young white newspaper reporter, was sexually assaulted and murdered just blocks from where she worked in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Though no physical evidence implicated him, Darryl Hunt, a 19-year-old black man, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to life in prison. Ten years later, DNA testing proved that Hunt did not rape Sykes, and cast serious doubts on his involvement in her murder, but he spent another decade behind bars before being exonerated. This HBO special tells his riveting story - and the story of those who fought to clear his name.
  • Friday, April 27, 2007, 10:00 am -- Daytime performance of Dead Man Walking to include talkback with cast
  • Monday, April 30, 2007, 10:00-10:50 am -- Intro to Theatre Class talkback, CU Boulder
  • Sunday, May 6, 2007, 2:00 pm -- Continuing Learning Education class for lawyers -- immediately following the show (3.9 Ethics or General credit -- tickets for this event are $75 to include credits and performance). Panel includes Sam Kamin, DU professor; Karen Steinhauser, former prosecutor; Doug Wilson, State Public Defender.
  • Thursday, May 10, 2007, 7:30 pm -- Fundraiser event for Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons (FOHVAMP) Tickets are $55 and include dinner at 3 Sons Italian Restaurant or $25 for the show only. Please contact Mike Radalet at 303-735-5811 for reservations or further information.
  • Sunday, May 13, 2007 -- Talkback immediately following the play led by Terry Lopez, Managing Attorney of the Family and Childrens Unit of the Denver Office of Colorado Legal Services and her involvement in a death penalty case under the three judge panel system
  • Thursday, May 31, 2007, 6:30 pm -- Dead Man Walking Play Project Information Session at the Denver Victorian Playhouse
Stay tuned for further events!


Based on the movie written and directed by Tim Robbins that he adapted from the nonfiction book by Sister Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking is the story of Sister Prejean's experience as the spiritual advisor to Matt Poncelet, a convicted rapist/murderer on death row. With no doubt of Poncelet's involvement in the crime for which he is scheduled to die, Sister Prejean is faced with the moral and spiritual crises of offering comfort and support to the most detestable human being she has ever met. Yet as a servant of God, how can she refuse? And, if she stands by his side, how can she face the murdered victims' parents who are seeking justice for their unbearable loss? While tackling the difficult topic of capital punishment, the play explores the exceedingly complex relationship that builds between Sister Prejean and Matt Poncelet. Touching on such universal themes as revenge and redemption, crime and punishment and fear and salvation, Dead Man Walking asks all the right questions, but as Sister Prejean discovers, there are no easy answers

This deeply moving and brutally honest story examines, from all sides, the question: can the killing of a human being be justified? The playwright recognizes that there are no clear-cut answers and offers a balanced look at the many sub-issues of the argument. Whether for or against the death penalty, this play encourages reflection on why we feel the way we do.

Call the Denver Victorian Playhouse box office for tickets: 303-433-4343