EP5 - 13 SECONDS IN KENT STATE - 'THE INJURED' performed live by The Outcasts Creative

On May 4th 1970 National Guardsman having been deployed to quell campus unrest at Kent State University Ohio, killed 4 students and wounding nine others while attempting to disperse a student rally, protesting at the presence of the military.
Five years later, those wounded and the parents of the deceased try and do the unthinkable - Prosecute the Governor of Ohio, The National Guard and KSU for breach of their Civil Rights. A legal team led by New York lawyer Joseph Kelner (Michael Lipman) find themselves going up against more than the state of Ohio, before the jury selection is even complete. Meanwhile, the parents of the dead children are on the sharp of end hateful abuse as they prepare for the trial.
Part five of the story is narrated by six of the nine wounded killed that day, as the trial reaches the final days. Judge Young however, still has more surprises in store fall all involved. Meanwhile, in the present, (2003) Alan Canfora (Jason Flemyng) talks to students at Kent State University and discusses what he has learned in all his years as an activist.
The production is based on a screenplay written by award-winning playwright Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen, who also directs. The cast, features actors from both America, the UK, and Australia and also includes Jason Flemyng, Michael Lipman, Kenny O'Connor, Calum Scouler, Maggie Robson, Johnny Neal, Rez Kempton, Anne Hayward, Jake Eiseman-Renyard, Scott Barrington, Nadia Lamin, Luke Hobson, Amy Ginsburg, Stephen Riddle, Debra-Leigh Taylor, Josie Ayres, Jennifer Preston, Dickon Tolson, Alex Heaton, Julie Ross, Toby Cockrell, James Drake, Ed Francis Glennie, Oliver Norfolk, Sebastian Storey, Paul Brennan, Tyler P Nielsen, Ronni Elson, Mark Shaer, Grant Huggair, Paul Carr, David Wayman, Ashley Tabatabai, Ashley Hodgson, Laura Savage, Brad Hepburn, Melissa Stanton, and Cathy Odusanya.
Original score by Julia Lima. Produced by Suzette Pluck, Dickon Tolson, Lance Nielsen & Anne Heasell.
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WHO & WHAT ARE THE OUTCASTS CREATIVE? Founded by Actor & Teacher Dickon Tolson & Actor, Writer Director Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen, The Outcasts Creative started as an acting workshop & grew to a group of 100 + indy creatives (mainly actors, writers and directors) who are constantly pro-active and are not part of the industry elite. The Creative also organises industry seminars, showcase projects members and online script table reads. We've also produced Off-West End Theatre productions, short films, and other projects in a similar vernacular. Our remit is to produce interesting and compelling work which is often, but not exclusively set within social and political arenas. The Outcasts also run tabletop gaming events that incorporate some acting elements to make them more interesting for the players. We run regular drop-in acting workshops in both London & Birmingham on Monday evenings from 630pm - 930pm. (we break in mid-July and start again in September) What makes the London class unique is they're normally taught in tandem by both Lance & Dickon who work in unison to bring the best out of the students. The first Monday of the month is always script work, normally with original scenes. The classes are open to anyone over 18 years of age. / theoutcastscreative
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