Kristiana Rae Colón's new play, inspired by the documentary Blackfish, tells the tragic story of an orca whale imprisoned at Sea World.
The orca Tilikum was taken from the remote waters of Iceland at the age of
two and penned in a cramped pool away from the ocean and even the sun most
of his waking hours. Tilikum became a killer by the age of ten, drowning
trainer Keltie Byrne in an incident spun as an accident.…
Kristiana Rae Colón's new play, inspired by the documentary Blackfish, tells the tragic story of an orca whale imprisoned at Sea World.
The orca Tilikum was taken from the remote waters of Iceland at the age of
two and penned in a cramped pool away from the ocean and even the sun most
of his waking hours. Tilikum became a killer by the age of ten, drowning
trainer Keltie Byrne in an incident spun as an accident.…