Murder, Suicide Staged for Benefit of GVCNRCTC Student by GVT

A murder/suicide was staged on the Greenbrier Valley Campus of New River Community and Technical College by a professional actor and two actresses from the Greenbrier Valley Theatre. The staging took place in a fourth floor classroom in Greenbrier Hall so that a student in the technical writing class could actively workout her "future plans."

Alissa Doss of Marlinton, a student at the GVCNRCTC, plans to be a forensics photographer and is a student in the Technical Writing Class with Instructor Kenneth Baker.

To help her complete an assignment Baker contacted the Greenbrier Valley Theatre for assistance in setting up a crime scene for Doss to photograph and, "From the photographs, she is to write her paper on exactly what happened," Baker explained.

A partner with the Greenbrier Valley Campus, the GVT provided Allison Gilbert of Little Rock, Arkansas, who did the make up and together with Kevin Shell of Martin, Tenn., and Heather Gaither of Virginia Beach, Va., came up with the murder/suicide scenario.

The GVCNRCTC offers drama class in cooperation with the Greenbrier Valley Theatre will be offering Introduction to Theatre, Theater Workshop, and Acting I in the fall, 2004, semester while the writing and arts related classes being offered include Introduction to the Visual Arts, Creative Expression, Photography, Ceramics, Intermediate Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics, Basic Grammar, Composition, Research, Humanistic Tradition, Major British Authors, and Regional and Ethnic Literature.

"Partnerships like we have with the Greenbrier Valley Theatre work to enhance the educational quality of the classes and programs at the Greenbrier Valley Campus," Baker concluded, adding that this type of community support "can not only benefit our student, but the Valley we serve."

For information on classes and courses offered on the Greenbrier Valley Campus, telephone 304-647-6560 or write or visit the campus at 101 Church Street, Lewisburg, 24901.

April 28, 2004

Submitted by Mike Williams

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