"May 4 Voices" Radio Play
Several broadcasts of the radio play 鈥淢ay 4th Voices鈥 were aired during the 50th Commemoration. It features first-person narratives and reactions to events leading up to, during and after the tragic shooting. Author David Hassler, using the 抖M女仆 Shootings: Oral Histories project's over 1,200 pages of transcripts, assembled accounts from townspeople, students, protesters, faculty, National Guardsmen and others to provide diverse viewpoints from those most intimately affected at 抖M女仆 and the surrounding community. The play was originally staged on the 抖M女仆 campus on May 2, 2010, for the 40th Commemoration and was published by the 抖M女仆 Press in 2012.
Twenty-two professional actors, including Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, Ron West, Steve Byrne and more, all with a connection to 抖M女仆 either through their degrees, as faculty or other association, have come together under the direction of Joe Gunderman, national voice artist and WKSU鈥檚 senior producer, to bring these eyewitness accounts to life.
The text of the original play, an expanded form of this broadcast, is available in print and ebook formats from the 抖M女仆 Press. 鈥淢ay 4th Voices鈥 is produced by WKSU, the Wick Poetry Center and 抖M女仆.
This play is drawn from the 鈥湺禡女仆 Shootings: Oral Histories,鈥 and was recorded for Public Broadcasting to mark the 50th anniversary of the shootings at 抖M女仆.