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Episode Four — 'Mrs. Clements, Your Legs Are Shaking'
Their interviews done, the actors get down to shaping and staging their new play, Babel. But repeatedly rehearsing real-life traumas is wearing them down. The sold-out crowds applaud them. But — is Babel “fair”? Can the actors even be objective — after parents told them, in person, how their own children were shot to death? Finally, several Black students offer their sobering view of gun violence.
More Information:
What can Dallas do to curb gun violence? Here’s where council members stand.
Since 2014, Dallas Averages One Shooting Per Day
Dallas’ sudden spike in homicides has officials perplexed. And not everyone agrees that state troopers are helping
How Dallas-area schools are beefing up security after fatal shooting
Dallas ISD trustee claims superintendent failed to respond to his concerns about security and guns in school
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Their interviews done, the actors get down to shaping and staging their new play, Babel. But repeatedly rehearsing real-life traumas is wearing them down. The sold-out crowds applaud them. But — is Babel “fair”? Can the actors even be objective — after parents told them, in person, how their own children were shot to death? Finally, several Black students offer their sobering view of gun violence.
More Information:
What can Dallas do to curb gun violence? Here’s where council members stand.
Since 2014, Dallas Averages One Shooting Per Day
Dallas’ sudden spike in homicides has officials perplexed. And not everyone agrees that state troopers are helping
How Dallas-area schools are beefing up security after fatal shooting
Dallas ISD trustee claims superintendent failed to respond to his concerns about security and guns in school
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices