Intiman's THE EVENTS: Beyond the Theatre
Intiman Theatre presents THE EVENTS by David Greig from July 18 to August 10, 2019. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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The Events
The script of THE EVENTS, for your reading pleasure.
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Parkland
Journalist Cullen profiles the teenage survivors who emerged from the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL to organize the March for Our Lives and revitalize a nationwide gun control movement.
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Healing A Community
As THE EVENTS makes painfully clear, trauma from a mass shooting can affect individuals and communities for years. Psychologist Glaser shares therapies she helped develop after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary massacre.
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Grace Will Lead Us Home
On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist killed 9 African Americans at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. Journalist Hawes provides a thorough, compelling and compassionate account of this appalling tragedy and its aftermath.
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Love Is Love
A heartfelt response to the 2016 Pulse nightclub shootings, this anthology features 120+ short selections from over 200 comics creators from a wide variety of backgrounds and styles.
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One October
This 95-minute streaming video documentary explores the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the worst mass shooting in US history, and its impact on survivors and others affected.
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Choosing Hope
Author Roig-DeBellis was a teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary who saved 15 of her students from the gunman’s attacks. Learn about her heroic acts that fateful day and how she continues to advocate for students now.
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One of Us
THE EVENTS was inspired by the horrific 22 July 2011 attacks in Norway, in which 77 people were killed by a Norwegian neo-fascist terrorist. Norwegian journalist Seierstad recounts this tragedy with sensitivity and compassion for the victims.
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How Fascism Works
The Boy in THE EVENTS and the Norwegian terrorist on which he is based both subscribe to tenets of fascism. Learn more about this ideology and its growing resurgence in Europe and the United States in this accessible guide by a Yale philosophy professor.
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The New Evil
In THE EVENTS, Claire desperately attempts to understand what drove the killer to slaughter innocents. Clinical psychiatrist Stone and clinical psychologist Gary Brucato offer some insights into such killers’ thoughts in this perceptive and sobering study of the psychology of violent crime.
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