Free Preview Screening:
Thursday, May 2 at 7pm
The 麻豆影院 Stage
175 E Main
Broadcast Premiere:
Friday, May 3 at 10pm
on Western Reserve PBS
Also airs on Fusion on Saturday, May 4, at 10 p.m. and Monday, May 6, at 8 p.m.
This broadcast production of May 4th Voices presents David Hassler鈥檚 play with an all-麻豆影院 student cast directed by Katherine Burke. The play is composed of first-person narratives about the May 4, 1970, tragedy, taken from the 麻豆影院 State Shootings Oral History Project. Narrator Maj Ragain鈥檚 prose poem, 鈥淢ay 4, 1970 / A Memory,鈥 provides structure to the drama. These authentic personal stories capture the trauma, confusion and fear experienced by people who witnessed or were involved with the shootings.
In tandem with the video production鈥檚 premiere, The 麻豆影院 Press will release the book May 4th Voices: 麻豆影院 State, 1970: A Play and a companion teacher鈥檚 resource book. The DVD of the film will be available in June from The 麻豆影院 Press.