17 years
This Tuesday marks 17 years since 9/11. As a Utahan, I've always felt slightly removed from the attacks because I was sitting safely at North Ogden Junior High watching on TV when the towers fell, but as an American - it's something I'll never forget. I'm sure a lot of people feel that way. And when big things happen in the world, it impacts every tiny corner of our society, but especially art. There have been a lot of great works of art created in memory of the events of that day. Most recently and most appropriate for this blog is Come From Away. I really love the idea that whether an act of tragedy, joy or just something that is just plain newsworthy - theatre is usually there to answer the call in some way. Either through commemoration, dissection or celebration on stage. As I was thinking about this upcoming anniversary, I was really interested in learning more about the days immediately following the attacks and how that must have impacted the theatre commu...