Buried Deep: The Lynchburg Pools
A bold, unflinching look at the 1961 desegregation and closing of Lynchburg’s three public swimming pools.
As fireworks fill the Independence Day evening, members of the Lynchburg community gather to revisit events from sixty years prior that sent shockwaves through not only their town, but their nation as well. Through dramatization and readings from the historical record, the group recalls the tumultuous period from the pools’ desegregation to their being closed and, ultimately, filled with earth.
Director: Dennis Whitehead Darling, Stage Manager: Ashton Lass, Scenic Design: Krista France, Lighting and Sound Design: John Kiselica, Costume Design: Mathew Pedersen, Properties Design: Katie Pulling, Technical Director: Heather Sinclair, Photos: Jill Nance Waugh