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LIVE PERFORMANCES COMBINE WITH SCHOLARLY FORUM AT UCI TO ADDRESS SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN AMERICA

EVENT:
"Performance, Policy and Culture: 'Dead Man Walking' and the Death Penalty in America" is an all-day symposium addressing the societal implications and issues surrounding the death penalty in America. A collaboration between the University of California Bren Fellows Program and the Opera Pacific Company of Orange County, the event combines live performance scenes from Opera Pacific's production of "Dead Man Walking" with a scholarly forum. Speakers include a U.S. Circuit Court Judge, an L.A. County Chief Deputy District Attorney and internationally renowned professors of law, criminology, philosophy, psychology, drama and performance studies, and the news media. See attached schedule.

DATE:
Saturday, March 30, 2002

TIME:
8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

LOCATION:
Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Dr., Irvine

INFORMATION:
(949) 824-8294. Tickets are $25 (includes box lunch) and must be purchased in advance. For $30, attend a kick-off film screening of "Dead Man Walking" and question-and-answer session with symposium panel at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 29 in the Crystal Cove Auditorium.

BACKGROUND: The mission of the Bren Fellows Program and the goal of this symposium are to bring together scholars, performers, UCI faculty and community members in a discussion and culturally stimulating forum on a hot-button social issue.


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