[Powell Valley High School production of “Trifles”]

A high school production of "Trifles," a one-act play written by Susan Glaspell. Performed by students at Powell Valley High School in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.

00:15Copy video clip URL A woman introduces the performance of “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell. 

00:43Copy video clip URL The curtain parts and the play begins. The play is a mystery in which the sheriff, an attorney, and residents of a small town discuss the murder of their neighbor the previous day,. The play takes place in the house in which the murder took place, and the female members of the cast discover several small clues that suggest the man was murdered by his wife. 

24:25Copy video clip URL The curtain closes.