Productions that call attention to mental illness like Next to Normal are widely popular right now with high schools. The same goes for Ragtime which includes themes of racism and xenophobia. And The Laramie Project has become a force for change when it comes to the LGBTQ issues. 

Another play that I feel can have the same impact is 26 Pebbles by Eric Ulloa. The play deals directly with the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting where 26 children and adults were gunned down. These 26 deaths, described by one local resident as "pebbles thrown into a pond", created ripples that captured the attention of the entire nation. 

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