The Governor’s School for the Arts Department of Theatre & Film presents Locked Down, a live performance incorporating multimedia and interactive technologies.
GSA Department of Theatre & Film presents
a Multimedia Live Theatrical Event
LOCKED DOWN
(School Shootings in America)
As the two turned around, I saw that they had guns. I still thought
it was a prank. I figured the rifles had to be paintball guns. They
had no expressions on their faces. They showed no emotion—not
anger, not hatred. Then they opened fire. Bullets struck students
on the sidewalk, in the parking lot, and on the hill. My friend Anne
Marie was standing on the sidewalk right below them. It looked like
they shot her in the stomach. She doubled over and then fell on her
back. Her knees flipped to the side. She didn’t get up. She just stayed
crumpled up on the ground. That was what made me realize—oh, my
God!—it was no joke. It wasn’t red paint on the ground. It was blood.
--Melissa Miller (Columbine H.S. Survivor)
NORFOLK, VA - The Governor’s School for the Arts Department of Theatre & Film presents Locked Down, a live performance incorporating multimedia and interactive technologies. The show examines school shootings in America since the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado all the way through last year’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. What were possible causes? How did schools and first responders deal with the tragedies? How are survivors coping? What has been done since and what else might be done to stop the senseless loss of young lives?
Locked Down was conceived by department chair, Steve J. Earle and written by GSA Theatre & Film students guided by lead artists Shannon Lionetti and Ronald Newman.
Scenery and lighting are by GSA Director of Design/Tech Sean C. Blue. Costumes are by GSA faculty member Ricardo Melendez. All roles are performed by GSA Department of Theatre & Film students.
What: Locked Down by GSA students and Faculty. Directed by Steve. J. Earle
Where: ODU University Theatre (Hampton Blvd. at 46th St)
When: May 16, 17 & 18 at 7 pm and May 19 at 2 pm
Cost: $15 Adult General Admission. $10 Student/Senior General Admission
Tickets: Available online at www.innovativeticketing.com or at the door.