Declaration - Presented by RVC Fine & Performing Arts Department

Thu Oct 23 2025 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm UTC-05:00

3301 N Mulford Rd, Rockford, IL, United States, Illinois 61114 | Rockford

Rock Valley College
Publisher/HostRock Valley College
Declaration - Presented by RVC Fine & Performing Arts Department
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Declaration explores the befores, durings and afters of a group of students whose school is yet another ground zero for a mass shooting. Through a series of connected scenes and monologues, they'll try to piece together what's happened in the frantic moments after, calm themselves with imaginings of what they'll have accomplished years from now--assuming they make it through the morning--and consider whether hiding in classrooms, closets and bathrooms was what our country's founders had in mind when they penned the Declaration of Independence's famous phrase about the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
The Declaration Initiative was a group of nearly a dozen schools around the United States that partnered to produce Declaration either during the world premiere weekend or on the first anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. The playwright waived his royalties, and participants donated all proceeds to March For Our Lives, the movement to stop gun violence in schools founded by MSD survivors.
The Oct. 23 performance will include a talk back with actors and other members of the RVC community.
Oct. 23 and Oct. 25 at 7 pm will include performances by the RVC Chorus.
All performances are free and open to the public. Located in the (ERC)(PAR) Performing Arts Room.
For more information, visit RockValleyCollege.edu/calendar
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