Last weekend one of our graduates, Craig Franklin, Class of 1982, invited three of our English teachers who study Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird with their students, to see the Broadway production of the novel. Craig Franklin called me in September to see if it would be okay to fly these teachers up to New York, to house them in a hotel, and to treat them to this play. This invitation was a sensational gift. Our faculty relished the experience and loved talking about literature, the theater, and interpretations of a great novel. I reflected how much more teachers would be respected and appreciated if there were more alumni in this world who had the thoughtfulness and generosity of Craig Franklin in remembering these teachers. I thought you would enjoy some images from their time on Broadway and this article about how Jeff Daniels studied the role of Atticus Finch so that he could play his part more fully.
