Trial by Fire

Kent State University

Kent, OH
College Theatre

By: Eric Mansfield

February 7 - February 9, 2025

Show Description:

When word spreads that new Women’s Studies teacher Georgia Grimm, a recent Kent State graduate, 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.

Staff and Cast

Director: Courtney Brown

Cast:

Showtimes:

7:30pm Friday
7:30pm Saturday
2pm Sunday

Tickets

$12 - $20

(330) 672-2787

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Location:

Wright-Curtis Theatre
1325 Theatre Drive
Kent, OH 44242