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Tim Robbins’s stage adaptation of Sister Helen Prejean’s account of her work as a death-row chaplain brings the death penalty into focus through a play used by schools and colleges for theatrical and academic engagement.
Sister Helen Prejean agrees to serve as spiritual adviser to Joseph De Rocher, a prisoner on death row for murdering two teenagers. She faces criticism from fellow sisters, prison officials, and the victims’ families as she supports his appeal for clemency. The pardon board rejects his request, and the governor declines to intervene. Before his execution, De Rocher confesses the murders to Helen and asks the victims’ parents for forgiveness. He is executed while Helen remains with him.
Tim Robbins’s stage adaptation of Sister Helen Prejean’s account of her work as a death-row chaplain brings the death penalty into focus through a play used by schools and colleges for theatrical and academic engagement.
Sister Helen Prejean agrees to serve as spiritual adviser to Joseph De Rocher, a prisoner on death row for murdering two teenagers. She faces criticism from fellow sisters, prison officials, and the victims’ families as she supports his appeal for clemency. The pardon board rejects his request, and the governor declines to intervene. Before his execution, De Rocher confesses the murders to Helen and asks the victims’ parents for forgiveness. He is executed while Helen remains with him.