Oklahoma City University Remembers OKC Bombing Through Art, Law
The university marks the 20th anniversary of the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building with a groundbreaking theatre performance, and national summit on homeland security law.
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Oklahoma City University's School of Theatre will present "The 20th Anniversary Oklahoma City Bombing Project" free to the public April 16 to 19.
TheatreOCU students will perform an original play based on interviews with more than 45 family members of victims, survivors, local officials and first responders.
A unique aspect of the play is that most of the student actors were not born at the time of the bombing.
OCU commissioned award-winning playwright Steve Gilroy, author of several works including "Motherland." Gilroy specializes in the genre of verbatim theatre, a documentary for the stage usually based on personal interviews and transcripts. The personal interviews for the play were conducted by OCU students, faculty, and Gilroy.
"The overwhelming message that comes from everybody interviewed for this project is the regeneration of the city as the background," Gilroy said. "But I think in the end, it is going to be about these very powerful individual stories that when woven together are going to create quite a much bigger human story about recovery."
For ticket information, call 405-208-5227 or visit okcu.edu/ticketoffice.
Judge Alfred P. Murrah Center for Homeland Security Law and Policy
Oklahoma City University School of Law is hosting the National Summit on Homeland Security Law April 17 to 20 in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The Summit will bring together prominent leaders from across the country to discuss the myriad of legal issues affecting homeland security law today. Registration is free and open to the public.
The Summit will mark the grand opening of the Judge Alfred P. Murrah Center for Homeland Security Law and Policy at OCU Law. The Murrah Center will examine the legal and policy issues central to protecting and securing the U.S., with a focus on the prevention of domestic terrorism.
"The Murrah Center enables us to commemorate the victims, honor the citizens who have labored to rebuild our city and work collaboratively with partners to fulfill DHS's mission of ensuring a "homeland that is safe, secure and resilient against terrorism and other hazards," said Law School Dean Valerie K. Couch.
For more information, visit murrahcenter.org.
* For downloadable photos, video and more, visit http://www.okcu.edu/okcbombingproject/.
SOURCE Oklahoma City University
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