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IN THE KITCHEN WITH A KNIFE

IN THE KITCHEN WITH A KNIFE is an interactive murder mystery that puts the audience in prison and asks them to decide who killed Telly, a snitch who works in the kitchen. The play has three possible endings, depending on how each audience votes.

Written by Deborah Tobola and Dylan O'Harra, IN THE KITCHEN WITH A KNIFE is directed by Tobola and features a cast of veteran Poetic Justice Project actors, including Roger Brown, Leonard Flippen, Jorge Manly Gil, Nick Homic and Caroline Taylor-Hitch.

The production also includes live music by the band Petty With a Prior, featuring Jon Benson, Jim Hodge, Maux Samuel and John Treur.

The only theatre company of its kind in the state, Poetic Justice Project features casts of formerly incarcerated actors in theatre that examine crime, punishment and redemption.

Based in Santa Maria, Poetic Justice Project is a program of the award-winning William James Association, which provides arts instruction to people on parole and probation, prisoners, and youth at risk of incarceration.