96 MINUTES by Pamela Colloff, Adapted by Chase Waites
October 13-14, 19-21 at 7:30 p.m. and October 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Charles Whitman was considered to be a "a good son, a top Boy Scout, an excellent Marine, an honor student, a hard worker, a loving husband, a fine scout master, a handsome man, a wonderful friend to all who knew him--and an expert sniper." He was also a college student with a plan that destroyed lives, claimed dreams and made history in 96 minutes at the University of Texas campus.
Texas Monthly magazine and Lone Star College–Montgomery have partnered to create the world premiere of 96 Minutes. 96 Minutes is the eyewitness account of that horrific day on August 1, 1966, as Charles Whitman gunned down students, professors, and others from the University of Texas Tower. Pamela Colloff, author of 96 Minutes, which appeared in the August 2006 issue of Texas Monthly, had the opportunity to interview a variety of witnesses and survivors. Those interviewed provide emotional accounts of the minutes that passed, heroic actions of those on campus, and the brave efforts to stop gunman Charles Whitman.