Good Kids by Naomi Iizuka

Directed by Julie Rada

Produced by the Department of Theatre at the University of Utah

Studio 115, Performing Arts Building, University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City, Utah

October 30th — November 8th, 2015

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Something happened to Chloe after that party last Saturday night. The problem is, she can’t remember anything. And everybody at high school is talking about what happened. Was she raped? How could those boys do that to her? Or did they? Set in a high school in American Midwest, in a world of Facebook, Twitter, smart phones and YouTube, Good Kids explores the very public aftermath of a sex crime and its cover-up. Who’s telling the truth? Whose version of the story do you believe; and what does that say about you? Good kids is provocative, haunting and stunningly current.

Rehearsals included trainings by the Center for Student Wellness and the Center for Disability Services. 

Post-show events included a talk back with the cast and designers, a panel discussion with Katie Stiel (Program Manager of the Center for Student Wellness), Kristy Bartly (Counseling Coordinator at the Women`s Resource Center) and Jodi Peterson (Sexual Assault Support Advocate), and "Cookies and Consent: A Training on Rape Mythology and Bystander Intervention" with the Center for Student Wellness. 

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Press Coverage:

Contact with Mary Dickson on KUED Public Broadcasting Station, Channel 7 - "U of U Department of Theatre Presents Good Kids: Interview with Director, Julie Rada" 

Utah Public Radio - "Theatre Production About Sexual Assault Makes Utah Premier in Salt Lake City" by Mikey Kettinger 

The Salt Lake Tribune (front page) - "Utah college performs play based on Steubenville High rape case" by Annie Knox

"The Finer Points Blog" at the University of Utah College of Fine Arts - Guest post by Julie Rada, Raymond C. Morales Fellow in the Department of Theatre and director of GOOD KIDS

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Performed by Daniel Amsel, Rebekah Blackburn, Alex Coltrin, Annealea Flynn, Maddy Galindo, Carson Kohler, Gabbi Lemanski, Jessica Montgomery, Haley Pulsipher, Torin Scoffield, Kali Scott, Joshua Wood

Dramaturgy by Martine Kei Green-Rogers and Lauren Carter

Stage Management by Macarena Subiabre, Assistant Stage Management by Martin Alcocer and Gaby Flores

Lighting Design by Jack Roach 

Sound Design and Original Music by Jennifer Jackson

Costume Design by Jessica Dudley

Scenic Design by Heather Paulson

Properties Design by Arika Schockmel

Photography by IceWolf Photography