GVSU Theatre presents "The Women of Lockerbie"

Grand Valley State University theater students will take the stage November 7-16 to present an award-winning play that analyzes how love and compassion overcome hate and grief in the midst of a tragic plane crash in 1988 that killed more than 250 people in Scotland.

Theatre at Grand Valley presents “The Women of Lockerbie”
Written by Deborah Brevoort
Directed by Kiara Pipino
November 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 at 7:30 p.m.
November 9, 16 at 2 p.m.
Louis Armstrong Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Allendale Campus

On December 21, 1988, Pan Am flight 103 exploded mid-air above Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 passengers on board and another 11 people on the ground. “The Women of Lockerbie” follows an American mother looking for any remains of her son killed in the terrorist bombing. She meets the women of Lockerbie who are gathering the clothing of those engulfed in the tragedy. After a U.S. government official resists their efforts to give the washed clothing to the American families, love and compassion overcome hate.

“It is a very touching piece,” said Kiara Pipino, director and visiting professor of theatre at Grand Valley. “It is poetic and at the same time it really explores the human nature and feelings of people who have gone through possibly the most terrible event in their lives.”

Audience members and the cast are invited to join Deborah Brevoort, author of “The Women of Lockerbie,” as she discusses the play following the opening night performance November 7. Brevoort will also be speaking with students during select classes on the Allendale Campus November 6.

Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors, $6 students and group rate (10 or more).

For more information, contact the Louis Armstrong Theatre Box Office at (616) 331-2300 or visit www.gvsu.edu/theatre.