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''Dead Man Walking'' is a 2002 play written by Tim Robbins based on ''Dead Man Walking'', a book by Sister Helen Prejean about her experiences as a chaplain on death row. Sister Prejean's book has also been made into a film starring Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon. Rather than having it produced professionally, in 2004 he offered the play to schools and colleges throughout the United States, particularly Jesuit schools. The project, titled "The Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project" (), is managed by the "Ministry Against the Death Penalty" where Sister Prejean now bases her work. The University of Scranton was one of the original Jesuit Universities to perform the play in their 2004-2005 season. == History of the Play == Sister Helen Prejean, who had become an internationally known human rights activist as a result of writing ''Dead Man Walking'', first conceived the idea of a stage version of her work in 1998 after reading a ''New Yorker'' magazine article that said Arthur Miller's play, ''Death of a Salesman'', had been performed a million times, and was performed every day somewhere in the world. Sister Helen realized that if ''Dead Man Walking'' could be made into a play its impact would be expanded. Sister Helen had previously worked with Tim Robbins on the film version of this story, and invited him to write a stage play of her story. Robbins accepted the invitation to crafting a stage adaptation. Robbins chose to not take the play to Broadway but instead to "use the play as a tool to create deeper reflections on the death penalty in our nation's high schools and colleges." The performance requirements are that any school mounting a production must also involve at least two academic departments to offer courses pertaining to the death penalty.〔()〕 According to the Catholic Mobilizing Network and the play's website:
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