About the Event 

In this performance, special guests Boulder County Commissioner Marta Loachamin and NAACP Boulder County leader Madelyn Strong Woodley model civic hospitality as they stand on stage with JustUs Monologist Juaquin Mobley and read aloud his monologue. Motus JustUs monologists Dereck Bell and Daniel Guillory will read aloud their powerful stories as well.

Each monologue will be followed by a musical response from jazz great Robert Johnson and brilliant pianist Victor Mestas. Their healing music will help us reflect on current injustices within the criminal legal system and allow us to imagine opportunities for true justice.

The JustUs project was developed by Motus Theater in 2019 and premiered as a keynote at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice Conference in front of 1,600 stakeholders. Since then, the JustUs monologues have been featured in several national and global conferences and have been read and embraced by religious, social justice, civic, and law enforcement leaders across the state. The powerful monologues explore themes such as racial profiling, inequality in the bond/bail system, human rights abuses in prisons, criminalizing substance abusers, and the systemic racism and poverty that pushes people into illicit economies.

“Motus Theater has provided a voice to those who were voiceless. As a result, a lot of people are speaking about things that they weren’t speaking about: the injustices of the justice system and its punitive damage.” – Juaquin Mobley, JustUs monologist

Co-presented with the Longmont Community Justice Partnership and the Longmont Multicultural Action Committee.

About Motus Theater
Motus Theater focuses on bringing marginalized voices and silenced histories to the stage. They support inclusion by expanding audiences’ experiences of the variety of stories that make up our country.

Storytelling is at the heart of what makes us human. Formerly incarcerated leaders tell artfully crafted autobiographical monologues that expose the devastating impact of the criminal legal system and inspire action towards a vision of true justice. By using theater to learn and listen across the gaps of difference they weave tighter, stronger and more connected communities.

Motus invites you to gather around the fire with us: share your stories and learn new ones.

How to Watch In-Person

$18 General Admission / $15 Students & Seniors / $12 Museum Members

About Thursday Nights @ the Museum

Spend your Thursday evenings until December 9 at the Longmont Museum for panels, lectures, conversations, and readings presented live from our Stewart Auditorium.  View upcoming programs.