The Women of Lockerbie
Friday, April 04, 2008 8:00 PM
Event Location:
Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 8th & Oakley
A shattering drama by Deborah Brevoort
Part of Topeka Civic Theatre's Studio Series
A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son's remains that were lost in the crash of PanAm flight 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane's wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to their families. Loosely based on a true story, this play is written in the structure of a Greek tragedy. It is a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate.