BURRIS, ABC, 7. >> IT'S ONE THAT OUT. >> ERIC, THANKS. GOING TO SEE AND GET READY. HERE'S A STORY. SPARKS MORE QUESTIONS. AND IT GIVES ANSWERS AND IT LEAVES YOU CHALLENGING YOUR OWN VIEWS. IT'S A VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING PRODUCTION. GOOD, BAD PEOPLE OPENING THIS WEEK IN LABORATORY SENIOR OF FLORIDA. AND THIS MORNING, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE RUN A FREEMAN. LISA SMITH, EMILY BARTMAN JOINING US, GETTING US MORE ON A HARD HITTING PLAY THAT I THINK YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO ENJOY. AND THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. WE APPRECIATE BRAVING THIS FRIGID RENEE KICKING OFF FOR US. WHAT DOES THIS PLAY ABOUT? I THOUGHT IT WAS BASED ON A TRUE STORY BECAUSE IT READS LIKE IT'S A TRUE STORY AND THOSE NOT BASED ON A TRUE STORY IS ABSOLUTELY SOMEONE STORY SHORT. >> AND IT IS DIFFERENT. IT'S ABOUT A YOUNG MAN THAT WAS WRONGFULLY KILLED BY THE POLICE AND THE STORY FOCUSES MORE ON THE FAMILY, THE GRIEF THAT THEY GO THROUGH AFTER THE AFTERMATH, DO THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS NOT TRUE OR DO THEY JUST STAY TO THEMSELVES AND JUST LET THEM SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY BECAUSE NOTHING WILL CHANGE RIGHT? THE AFTERMATH. >> IT IS SUCH A CHALLENGING PART OF SUCH A TRAGEDY. THE SISTER JUNE HAS TO COME ALMOND HELP WITH THE FAMILY AND THEN MORE TRAGEDY SO KIND OF WALK US THROUGH A LITTLE BIT WITH WHAT HAPPENS. SO, YES, I PLAY ODDS I AM A LAWYER WHO IS ENGAGED TO THE MAYOR. >> SO I AM IN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. I WANT JUSTICE FOR MY BROTHER. HOWEVER, MY HUSBAND IS RUNNING FOR REELECTION, RIGHT? SO FOR ME, I HAVE TO FOCUS BEING THERE FOR MY FAMILY AS WELL AS BEING THERE FOR MY HAS MEANT. AND WHEN MY SISTER JUNE COMES HOME, I EXPECT HER TO HAVE A DIFFERENT REACTION TO A MARY'S DEATH. I THINK THIS PLAY SHOWS THAT EVERYONE DEALS WITH GRIEF DIFFERENTLY. IT'S JUST ABOUT SAYING SOMETHING VERY, VERY QUIET, PROMINENT FAMILY. AND SO THEREFORE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE PERFECT. AND THEN WE HAVE THIS REPORTER. >> DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A MATTER OF LAW YEAH. SO LUCY WORKS. BUT THE LA TIMES. >> BUT SHE IS ALWAYS GOING TO THEIR HOUSE TRYING TO FIND ANSWERS, TRYING TO GET THEM TO SPEAK BECAUSE SHE WANTS THEIR STORY TO BE TOLD. BUT SHE'S SHE HAS THE RIGHT INTENTIONS. BUT HOW SHE'S EXECUTING IT MAY NOT BE THE BEST WAY TO DO BUT THAT LEAVE A BIT OF A CULTURAL DIVIDE, PERHAPS A LITTLE YEAH. WELL. >> KIND OF STATE IN A MOMENT AGO THAT SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN IT DOES ANSWERS DOVE INTO THAT FACT A LITTLE BIT. HOW HOW IS THAT? SO HOW DO WE WALK OUT OF THERE QUESTIONING THIS AND THAT EVERYTHING IN THIS WE DO WANT THE PERSON TO VIEW THIS PLAY IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT YOUR ISSUE. ABSOLUTELY. LEAVE THAT THE 8 OR WHAT CALLED A CONSCIOUS BEHIND IT BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE ALL GUILTY WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING ON THE NEWS, ARE WE BEING TOLD SOMETHING ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL? WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, BUT OUR PERCEPTION IS DO THEY DESERVE JUSTICE BASED ON IF THEY ARE GOOD YES OR NO PERSON. SO YEAH, I THINK EVERYONE WILL GET SOMETHING FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF ITS GREAT. AND WE DON'T KNOW. EVERYBODY'S STORY NOW IS TRUE. BUT TO RUN POINT, SOMETIMES WE CAN SEE A PICTURE BEING FLASHED ON THE NEWS AND WE'LL TAKE THAT. >> AND WE CAN. GOOGLE SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF PERSON WAS THIS AND WE'LL TAKE THAT AND SAY, OH, WELL, HE SOLD DRUGS OR HE DID THIS OR WHATEVER. AND SO NOW WE KIND OF DEHUMANIZE THE PERSON THAT DESERVES JUSTICE BECAUSE OF HIS RAP SHEET OR HIS RECORD. YEAH, THERE'S A LINE FROM THE SHOW. >> AND AND IT'S A MERRY WAS A HUMAN BEING AND OF STORY. I DON'T NEED TO SHOW YOU A PHOTO OF HIM IN A TUX TO PROVE THAT HE WAS A GOOD PERSON AND THAT IS SO RELEVANT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY WAYS THAT PEOPLE TRY TO PROVE THAT SOMEONE WITH A GOOD PERSON PERSON DESERVE JUSTICE, THAT THAT PERSON TO SERVE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS A GOOD PERSON. THEY DO THE RIGHT THINGS. AND SO LIKE HUGH, LOOKING AT THE HUMAN SIDE OF HOW HE WAS AND >> HUMAN. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. HE'S A BROTHER. HE'S A SIZE ON THE OTHER DECIDES WHY SHOULD I GET IN FRONT OF TV KNOWING THAT NOTHING WILL CHANGE? I WILL GET NOTHING OUT OF CRYING IN GRIEVING, YOU KNOW, IN FRONT OF THE WORLD. AND WALK AWAY WITH NO JUSTICE AND A DEATH THAT RESULTS IN A MAJOR RIPPLE EFFECT THIS IS WRITTEN BY RACHEL IN THAT. AS I WAS LOOKING INTO THIS, AS YOU'VE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH HER WORK BEFORE. >> NEITHER THE SNOW. YEAH, NO, ISN'T. >> I HADN'T EITHER. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THAT'S BEING PRODUCED. THE OTHER 10 THAT IT WAS PRODUCED WAS IN CALIFORNIA, OK? SO WE'RE LIKE THE REGIONAL PREMIERE OF THE SHOW. THAT'S GREAT. AND THE OPENING IS COMING UP THIS WEEK THIS FRIDAY FRIDAY, THE 24TH. YEAH. BEFORE SO SO WE HAVE GOT TO COME ONCE THE CHECK IT OUT. YES. PEOPLE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON TICKETS AND HOW TO GET OUT AND CHECK OUT THIS REALLY WONDERFUL, AS WE SAID, THOUGHT, PROVOKING PRODUCTION. >> THERE'S INFORMATION THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. CALL THE BOX OFFICE. GO THERE. YOU CAN GET TICKETS RIGHT AT THE FRONT DOOR. IF YOU LIKE TO, YES, TOWARDS CEDAR. AND IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A SMASH HIT.