Students applauded for performing play on Iraq War banned by school

David Edwards and Muriel Kane

Published: Monday June 18, 2007 Print This Email This

ABC News reported Saturday on what happened when students in a Connecticut town tried to put on a play telling the stories of actual soldiers in Iraq. When the school canceled the production, for fear of offending town residents, the students were offered an off-Broadway alternative stage by the New York City theater community. "It's about the troops ... not whether not the war is an issue," said one student.

A transcript of part of the ABC report is available here.

The following video is from ABC's World News, broadcast on June 16.





