Damn Victims

Dreaming of Freedom...

written & directed

by Jeanne Misha Martinez Carter

Richard Hugo House Theatre

1634 - 11th Ave, Seattle WA 98122

September 28, 29, October 5,6, 8:00 pm October 7, 3:00pm

  Featuring

• Diana Atkinson   
• Adrienne Easton
• Sandra Fillmore
• Rayna Gregory
• Unyoung Kim
• Helen K. Thomas
• Rebecca Shepherd 
• Stage Manager Amelia Wood
• Production Manager Leanne Bobst 

Damn Victims 2007

Jeanne Misha Martinez Carter's play explores the complexities between victim and criminal through the eyes of five women in federal prison who have been found guilty of various crimes. They all approach their common situation in different ways, from points of view realistic or idealistic, searching for their own personal truth while confronting one another's radically different perspectives. Their stories reveal a tangled relationship between decisions, betrayals, and shame, calling their true culpability into doubt. As the women bide their time in the prison dayroom, they discover their counselor has appeared on a talk show promoting her latest book—about them.

Are they actually criminals with a "gene for violence" and no hope for a cure or redemption? Or are they being victimized once again by an authority figure with an agenda?

When she arrives to see them, unaware of their new knowledge, the tables are turned and the prisoners uncover the counselor's personal prison, her own victimhood, and her role in a horrible crime. The play's emotional rawness and earnest message are sometimes obscured by awkward transitions and the odd clichéd line, yet Damn Victims contains gems of insight and remains a fresh and moving testament to the convoluted relationship between victimization and unethical behavior. NEIL CORCORAN - Seattle Weekly

Nominated for the Edward Albee Theatre Conference