St. Louis resident Morgan Trapp participates in Connecticut College Theater Department performance

NEW LONDON, CT (11/29/2012)(readMedia)-- Morgan Trapp, a freshman at Connecticut College and a resident of St. Louis, took part in "4 Dead in Ohio: Antigone at Kent State," a Theater Department production, held Nov. 15-18 in Tansill Theater at Connecticut College.

The performance, an adaptation of Sophocles' "Antigone," was a collective creation by an ensemble of eight students that grappled with the incident at Kent State University in 1970, in which four students, while protesting against the Vietnam War, were shot and killed by the National Guard.

Trapp served as Publicity Crew in the production. Trapp is a 2012 graduate of John Burroughs School.

About Connecticut College

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college's 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.