Somewhere I Can Scream - Drake, Amy

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Résumé :
SOMEWHERE I CAN SCREAM recounts the real-life 1929 criminal investigation which led to the conviction and execution of James Snook, a married Midwestern college professor and the only Olympic gold medalist ever to die in the electric chair. The victim was Theora Hix, his medical student lover. They were both high-achievers. He made his mark in Olympic history and created a surgical device still in use today: she planned to have a career in the male-dominated field of medicine. Their affair was scandalous, for even though Bathtub Gin flowed freely in speakeasies during the Roaring Twenties, adultery was still punishable by a fine or jail time. They took their chances, maintained a campus love nest, and could be seen cruising around town in his new coupe. One summer morning Theora was found dead of a head wound in a field. Snook was the prime suspect. Was Snook guilty? Did he get a fair trial? The murder investigation was fraught with evidence tampering, justice system brutality, and the street corner sale of court testimony, leading to a revision of murder investigation procedure. Was justice served? Examine the facts and decide for yourself.

Biographie:
Amy Drake is an Ambassador for the Dramatists Guild of America, member of the League of Professional Theatre Women, former Board member of the International Centre for Women Playwrights, and a member of The Theater Makers Studio. Her play, Somewhere I Can Scream, was selected for an Off-Broadway residency at The Players Theatre, NYC. She appeared as a farm wife in the regional Emmy-winning episode of Columbus Neighborhoods: Clintonville. Her one-act play Eyes Like Opaque Gems won Most Popular Play in the MITF Short Play Lab. Amy received a Best Director award from Theatre Roundtable Columbus for a production of Evelyn Williams' drama Night Must Fall. Selected for the Yale Writers' Workshop, her education includes history and creative writing courses in the Cambridge University International Program, and playwriting in the Kenyon (College) Summer Institute. For more information please visit https://www.amydrake.com/