In Littleton, Colorado, in 1999, two teenagers devastated a community and shocked the country when they walked into their suburban high school and killed 12 students and one teacher. Based on interviews with teenagers across the country, as well as with the survivors and community members in Littleton, this poignant drama weaves together these testimonies with excerpts from diaries and home video footage to bring to light the dark recesses of American adolescence. Director PJ Paparelli returns to Littleton, CO ten years later to conduct new interviews and add additional material to this gut-wrenching and highly theatrical production. Without answering, columbinus lays out the circumstances and lets the audience grapple with the ultimate question: “why?”

“remarkable artistic achievement…you don’t want to miss” —Chicago Tribune

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Cast

Beatrice	Sarah Agnew
Brighella/Porter	Liam Craig
Truffaldino	Steven Epp
Pantalone	Allen Gilmore
Waiter	David Hanbury
Silvio	Chivas Michael
Florindo	Randy Reyes
Il Dottore	Don Darryl Rivera
Waiter	Luverne Seifert
Clarice	Adina Verson
Smeraldina	Liz Wisan

Creative

Written by	Carlo Goldoni
Adapted by	Constance Congdon
From A Translation by	Christina Sibul
Further Adapted by	Steven Epp and Christopher Bayes
Director	Christopher Bayes
Set Designer	Katherine Akiko Day
Costume Designer	Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Designer	Chuan-Chi Chan
Music Composer	Christopher Curtis and Aaron Halva
Sound Designer	Charles Coes and Nathan Roberts