On Saturday, March 14th, 2009
The Lexington Players hosted a special Benefit Performance
which included the play Inescapable Mutuality, a reception, and an interactive panel discussion entitled,
“Building New Bridges: Blacks, Jews & the Civil Rights Legacy.”

The panelists were Dr. Brent Coffin, Harvard's Kennedy School; Rabbi Howard L. Jaffe, Senior Rabbi, Temple Isaiah, Lexington; Sal Jones, Artistic Director, Lexington Players; and Leona Martin, President of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, and Commissioner of the Lexington Housing Authority.

Proceeds from this night's performance benefit
ArtSpan’s Pragmatic Arts Program at Munroe Center for the Arts
a new program which uses visual and dramatic arts to help children on the Autistic spectrum or those with social cognition challenges develop social awareness and social communication skills.  

The culmination of theatrical collaboration, Hannah Hammond-Hagman, ArtSpan Director at the Munroe Center for the Arts, is pleased to receive $2,000 raised for The Pragmatic Arts Program, by the recent Lexington Players production of Inescapable Mutuality. The Pragmatics Arts Program will use visual and dramatic arts to help elementary and middle school students who struggle with peer relationships and social skills. Pictured from right: Sal Jones, Managing Producer, Lexington Players, Hannah Hammond-Hagman, ArtSpan Director, Cheryl Meadow, Benefit Chair, and Christian Herold, Executive Director, Munroe Center for the Arts.