A convict, a victim and a rapt audience of teenagers ponder justice, time and the price of forgiveness
The play opened with the convict.
“You’re gonna have to bear with me,” he said, seated on a stool in a darkened room, bathed in a lone shaft of light.
“I don’t do this too much,” he continued. “I mean, talk to people. Regular people. You know … free people.”
The character, a young Latino male,...