text:  1,500 guys come out to see their peers. I'm nervous. It's my first play. Most of them, it's the first time acting. The curtain goes up. It's called Parole by Death. It's about a young guy on death row and an older guy is trying to keep his spirits up, hoping that he will get an appeal, and he doesn't. And the guys are acting their hearts out. And their peers in the audience are like, Mike!