Princeton Day School's award winning Theatre Program presents Eric Ulloa’s new play, 26 Pebbles. Written as docudrama, this play gives voice to the citizens of Newtown, Connecticut, who, after witnessing an unimaginable heartbreak at Sandy Hook Elementary School, learn to move forward and rebuild their town. Playwright Eric Ulloa adds, “26 Pebbles is not a play about the loss of 20 young children and 6 adults. Those are just the circumstances. It is the story of hope and of family and of community. It is the story of the human condition.” These 26 lives—described by one local resident as “pebbles thrown into a pond”—created ripples that captured the attention of the entire nation. In a structure reminiscent of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, the people of this small New England town ask, “How does a community endure the ultimate test, and what comes after the cameras and noise leave?” Please join us as we visit with the voices of Newtown and explore the path to build a "bridge to a new and kinder world."
26 Pebbles is recommended for ages 13+.
Princeton Day School's production of 26 Pebbles will perform at the 2020 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.