Columbinus

Columbinus

"Columbinus" is a play sparked by the April 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, probes the psychological warfare of alienation, hostility and social pressure that goes on in high schools across America.

Information

It was created by The United States Theatre Project and written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli. Columbinus weaves together excerpts from discussions with parents, survivors and community leaders in Littleton as well as diaries and home video footage to bring to reveal what it refers to as "the dark recesses of American adolescence".

Praise

After the 2005 premiere, Peter Marks of the Washington Post called it, "An ambitious examination of the suburbanization of evil, directed with a surefire sense of theatricality by PJ Paparelli."

Additionally, Columbinus received several Helen Hayes Award nominations including;
*Best Resident Play
*Best Director
*Resident Play.

ee also

*Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
*Columbine High School Massacre


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