UK Theatre Uses Play To Address Sexual Assault And Scrutiny In A Social Media World
by The Daily Eye Team February 27 2017, 3:11 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 33 secsUniversity of Kentucky Department of Theatre and Dance takes on a very important and difficult topic the next several days as it presents "Good Kids," a play centered on the sexual assault of a teen and society's reactions in today's digital world. Naomi Iizuka's "Good Kids" addresses a number of powerful social issues. Inspired by real events, the production examines the repercussions and rumors that circulate after a high school party where a girl, Chloe, is raped by several football players after becoming intoxicated and passing out. In a world dominated by Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram, truth is subject to public scrutiny and interpretation.