Conservatory & Outreach

Before the Bell is a gripping drama that takes place 20-minutes before the school day begins.  We  witness a chain of events that leads to an incident when two school bullies confront and physically assault a student. We experience this event from the victim’s point-of-view.

Suddenly, time stops and restarts. We then see this same 20-minute period take place once again – but this time from the perspective of one of the bullies.

The story stops and starts again, and we see the scene for a third and final time – this time from the perspective of the other bully.

Through this shift in time, we’re spectators to all the interconnected factors that can lead to violence in school, and the role bystanders play in these situations.

Following the success of OPHELIA LIVES!, where student actors representing four area High Schools took the region by storm with performances that splashed across local TV news with rave reviews, CVRep continues its outreach program with Before the Bell.