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with their eyes: September 11th: The View from a High School at Ground Zero | Annie Thoms

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I could have died that day. September 11, 2001 Monologues from Stuyvesant High School Tuesday, September 11, started off like any other day at Stuyvesant High School, located only a few blocks away from the World Trade Center. The semester was just beginning, and the students, faculty, and staff were ready to begin a new year. But within a few hours on that Tuesday morning, they would all share an experience that transformed their lives. Now, on the tenth anniversary of September 11th, we remember those who were lost and those who were forced to witness this tragedy. Here, in their own words, are the firsthand stories of a day we will never forget.

IndoorDame

with their eyes: September 11th: The View from a High School at Ground Zero | Annie Thoms

bailed

I gravitated towards this because while I didn‘t know any of the students who put this play on, I‘d only left NY 3 months before 9/11 and I did know a few Suyvesant kids who were a few years older, so I was curious to see what their theater department created from that day. In the into, the theater teacher describes designing this project as being intentionally derivative of Anna Deavere Smith‘s Fires in the Mirror,👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

IndoorDame which is a great strategy for bringing catharsis to the students, but it‘s not likely to create great art. But if you‘re looking for a slice of life type piece that captures the mood of people close to the towers, this is definitely that. 4mo

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megnews

with their eyes: September 11th: The View from a High School at Ground Zero | Annie Thoms

so-so

I‘m really torn on how to rate this. It wasn‘t as impactful as I expected from a book about 9/11. But I had to stop & tell myself, these are teenagers just trying to get on with their lives & finish high school. This book is based on a play Stuyvesant High School put on 6 months after witnessing the attacks on the WTC. I believe it is probably much more impactful in that format and cathartic at that time. In my opinion, it is still worth a read.

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