Thank you for being APART of our April 2023 development of “Mitigating Factors”
Written by Ahmed Al-Hassan
MITIGATING FACTORS, a new play reading developed by Nothing Without a Company. With grants from IL Humanities EJG, Illinois Arts Council, *My Block, My Hood, My City. With support from True Social Equity in Cannabis. Hosted by Women's Justice Institute.
"Mitigating Factors" are the stories from everyday American citizens navigating their way through the effects of cannabis prohibition, mass incarceration, and a lack of true social equity.
Left to Right: Scott Westerman as Robert, Aakruti Sheth as Addison, Julian Serna as Miguel, Larnell Shadd as Danton, Nia Frazier as Candra, Gloria Alvarez as Isela, Playwright Ahmed Al-Hassan
Meet the Team
Written by Ahmed Al-Hassan
Artist Involved in the reading:
Scott Westerman as Robert
Gloria Alvarez as Isela
Julian Serna as Miguel
Nia Frazier as Candra
Aakruti Sheth as Addison
Larnell Shadd as Danton
Producers Vitoria Herring & Anna Rose Ii-Epstein
Schedule
7pm Open to the public
7:30pm Introductions
7:55pm Reading Begins
9pm Break
9:10pm Discussion
Photo/Film Consent
We will be filming and taking photos, so by entering this space you are consenting to being photographed or recorded. Please let box office know if you do not wish to participate in the documentation. Let me know if you would like to speak about cannabis or incarceration with True Social Equity in Cannabis documentary cameras from 7pm-7:30pm or 9pm-9:10pm.
Location/Parking
The Women’s Justice Institute Reclamation Center is located at 2150 S Canalport Ave, Chicago, IL. 60608, Suite 4 - A 1. Elevator Accessible. To get in the building you have to dial 405 on the call pad to be buzzed in.
There is metered parking on the Canalport side of the building. In the back of the building the parking cost $12.00 for the day.
