The Slippery Truth: Prisonbreak at New-Gate

In 1781, as Generals Washington and Rochambeau were making plans to end the Revolutionary War, a group of Loyalist prisoners broke out of the New-Gate Prison in Simsbury, Connecticut. They overpowered the guards, killing one of them, and rushed out into the night. Discovering the truth behind the escape fell on prison trustee John Forward, who interrogated guards and the recaptured prisoners. One thing became increasingly clear—someone was lying.

The Slippery Truth is an immersive, site-specific play by the award-winning Plays in Place theatre company, staged at (and in) the Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine. Don’t miss this complex exploration of the complexities of war, prison, and loyalty at this powerful historic site.