The School of Theatre and Dance Presents "Trial By Fire"
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When word spreads that new Women’s Studies teacher Georgia Grimm, a recent 鶹ѡgraduate, has been allowing her high school students access to books from the governor's new “banned” list, five teens look for a way to rise up and save their teacher's job and reputation. As the pressure mounts for Georgia, a young woman of color, to either resign or be fired, her students try to stop town leaders from burning books leading to one student being injured in the flames. With a 5 p.m. deadline looming before Ohio’s governor looks to make a national example out of Georgia, Dan Shaw, an 11th-hour mediator and state police detective, is called in to end the growing PR nightmare, but first, he'll have to match wits with a group of teens determined to maintain access to books and beat the governor at his own game.
"Trial By Fire" is written by Eric Mansfield and directed by Courtney Brown.