DECIPHER: AN UNPENNED STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR
Based on the real-life histories of American women spies, the original play, DECIPHER: AN UNPENNED STORY OF THE CIVL WAR, follows the journey of four Virginia women who influenced the events on both sides of the Civil War. Their stories are not found in history books, but these women were cunning, intelligent, fearless, and notorious – often pitting their efforts against each other as their deeds were driven by opposing motivations.

Writing Project 2020

• Linda Nell Cooper – Faculty Supervisor, Writer/Final Editor 
• Taryn Nunley - Student Lead Writer Team 1 & Researcher/Editor
• Teagan Cooper – Student Lead Writer Team 2 & Researcher/Editor
• Melanie Ernst – Student Writer Team 2 & Researcher/Editor
• Aaron Hall - Student Writer Team 2 & Researcher/Editor
• Mattea Harrison - Student Writer Team 1 & Researcher/Editor
• Kaley Hutter - Student Writer Team 2 & Researcher/Editor
• Chase Matthews - Student Writer Team 2 & Researcher/Editor
• Carter Smith - Student Writer Team 1 & Researcher/Editor 
• Seth Somers- Student Writer Team 1 & Researcher/Editor

The Department of Theatre Arts partnered with the Center for Scholarship and Research to write and produce this play. The Center for Research & Scholarship/CRS provides administrative coordination and resources to develop new and support ongoing curricular and co-curricular research initiatives at Liberty University, which includes administration of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).