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“Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up,” written by Oscar-nominated (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”) Lucy Alibar, is directed by Ryan Rilette and has opened virtually at the Round House Theatre. The play is a one-woman show starring Beth Hylton (an Everyman Theatre resident company member), one of the best local talents who carries the weight of this play with aplomb.
The play is semi-autobiographical but you will notice parallels to “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It has two main themes. The first is that everyone, no matter how heinous their crimes, has the right to competent counsel when on trial under the 6