Alice Turner '10 played the lead role in the Burning Coal Theatre Company's production of "My Name is Rachel Corrie," a powerful drama based on the diary of a young American woman who was killed in the Gaza Strip while trying to prevent an Israeli bulldozer from demolishing a Palestinian home.
The performance ran May 19-22 at the Murphey School in Raleigh, N.C. It was Turner’s first role with the company.
“My Name Is Rachel Corrie,” co-written by acclaimed actor Alan Rickman, debuted in 2005 at The Royal Court Theatre in London. The Raleigh production was directed by Tea Alagic. For more information about the play,