Best Blend of Theater and Activism

Photo: Jima Akhenjah-Weaver

As the founder and artistic director of Destiny Theatre Experience, Shawn Whitsell may be the busiest man in Nashville. An actor, activist, poet, teaching artist, director and writer (with 22 full-length plays to his credit), Whitsell also regularly volunteers to work with Nashville’s incarcerated population. That’s what inspired 23/1, which follows one man’s struggle to maintain his humanity while in solitary confinement. Tough and uncompromising, 23/1 represents some of Whitsell’s strongest work to date. AMY STUMPFL

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