About a woman being released from prison, and her history. The woman is split into two characters--Arlie, the rebellious lively girl who entered prison after a robbery gone wrong, and Arlene, the chastened parolee trying to make a life for herself. There isn't really any hope in the play, but at the end Arlene and Arlie accept each other. Arlie/Arlene has been misused and abused, and her resilience and survival strategies are remarkable. But in the end, she is only surviving. As society begins to reckon with the cost of the patriarchy, this pain is all too familiar. ( )

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