A Broadway show about life after incarceration finds its most avid audience in a New York City prison

The opportunity appealed, too, to Second Stage Theater, producers of “Clyde’s” that ended its limited run on Jan. 16. Khady Kamara, executive director of the nonprofit company, said the relationship with the Art for Justice Fund came about as Second Stage looked for ways to return from the pandemic with more emphasis on social action. “We wanted to reopen differently and learn from all the tough lessons of the shutdown and really open with an impact on our community,” Kamara said. “To go above and beyond just telling the story on the stage.”