THE EXONERATED

Innocent until proven guilty.

Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
Directed by Charlotte Tiencken

“Innocent until proven guilty.” But who’s doing the proving, and what if the proof isn’t true? Six innocent inmates on death row share how they got there, their struggles to rebuild a life sentenced to death, and—most importantly—how it could happen to any of us. Drawn from over 40 real interviews, The Exonerated is the award-winning play and brutal indictment about how our criminal legal system can get things horribly wrong.

The Exonerated contains stories about violence and rape, gunshot sound effects, and racial slurs.


Cast & Crew

Delbert Tibbs: Bradley J. Thomas*
Gary Gauger: Kenny Alton
Robert Earl Hayes: Ronnie Hill
Kerry Max Cook: Christopher Kehoe
David Keaton: Rowin Breaux
Sunny Jacobs: Maria Glanz
Ensemble: Meghan Ames, Alma Davenport, Harris Levinson, Catherine MacNeal*, Dedra Whitt Dakota, Anthony Winkler
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Director: Charlotte Tiencken
Stage Manager: Susan McCabe
Lighting Designer: Delany Steele
Sound Designer/Composer: Max Sarkowsky
Costume Designer: Christy Rutherford
Properties Designer: Jill Bulow
Associate Sound Designer: Danny Powers
Dramaturg: Kendra Phillips
Covid Compliance Officer: Samantha Sherman

Rowin Breaux as David & Alma Davenport as Georgia Hayes

Kenny Alton as Gary

Mariai Glanz as Sunny, & Bradford Thomas as Delbert


Post-Show Discussion

All performances were staged at Vashon Center for the Arts and all included post-show discussions
19600 Vashon Hwy SW
Vashon, WA 98070

  • Friday, February 25 with cast discussion post-show

  • Saturday, February 26 with Amanda Knox discussion post-show

  • Sunday, February 27: Michele Storms (Executive Director of Washington ACLU), Lara Zarowsky (Executive Director of the WA Innocence Project), and David Heppard (Executive Director of the WA Freedom Project).