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Baltimore Center Stage prison play gives voice to those system leaves behind | REVIEW

Liza Jessie Peterson performs at Baltimore Center Stage in her one-woman show, "The Peculiar Patriot" which was inspired by decades of working with incarcerated youth at New York's notorious Rikers Island penitentiary. (Courtesy of Baltimore Center Stage)
Liza Jessie Peterson performs at Baltimore Center Stage in her one-woman show, “The Peculiar Patriot” which was inspired by decades of working with incarcerated youth at New York’s notorious Rikers Island penitentiary. (Courtesy of Baltimore Center Stage)
The Baltimore Sun's Mary McCauley (Kevin Richardson/Sun Staff)
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While it doesn't look away from its characters' rage and sorrow, "The Peculiar Patriot" also is often funny and full of joy.

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