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June 12 marked the one-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, the deadliest terror attack on American soil since September 11, Forty-nine people died in the shooting and 53 people were injured in the attack. This week, in St. Louis, two local theater companies are using theater to observe that anniversary in a free event at the Contemporary Art Museum on Friday night.

Louis on the Air on Thursday to discuss the anniversary and the many issues raised by it. Caridad Svitch, Blair Baker and Zach Klein commissioned 75 writers from across the world to respond to the Pulse massacre shortly after it occurred. The short plays that resulted were donated by the writers and were put on all over the world in podcasts, community saints and theaters large and small.

Lipkin, who has a play in the mix, put the collection on as part of the St. Louis Fringe in November but wanted to bring them back to St. Louis around the anniversary. Although all 75 plays will not be performed, for the sake of length, but 14 of which will be read and directed at the Contemporary Art Museum bar no cost on Friday louis.

The readings feature actors from a wide variety of generations and backgrounds. The plays themselves range from satirical to dramatic and offer multiple perspectives. The plays have been performed or read at over 75 different venues in the United States and across the world. Where: Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Washington Blvd.

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