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"The Box," an immersive play about solitary confinement in prisons, is coming to Eastern State Penitentiary next month.

Driving the news: The play's cast members — several of which were formerly incarcerated — are touring across the country this summer, inviting audiences in 10 cities to imagine an end to the use of isolation as punishment.

Why it matters: "The large-scale use of solitary confinement was pioneered" in Philly, Eastern State Penitentiary spokesperson Nicole Frankhouser told Axios.

The big picture: Playwright Sarah Shourd told Truthout the play is visiting states "on the front lines" of the fight to ban or limit the practice.

Details: After Philly, the tour will visit Baltimore; D.C.; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Atlanta.

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