In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Missouri Western State University will present a free live showing tonight of the live multimedia performance, “Cronkite.”

“Cronkite” is a one-man show adapted from an appearance by Walter Cronkite on CNN’s “Larry King Live” in September 2002, one year after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. According to a news release, the 23-minute show incorporates live performance, audio, video and still photographs to evoke memories of 9/11 and other major events Cronkite covered, including World War II, the Vietnam War and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The part of Cronkite is played by Jim Korinke, a member of the Actors’ Equity Association. The show was conceived and edited by Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president, and is directed by Dr. Bob Willenbrink, founding dean of Missouri Western’s School of Fine Arts.

“Cronkite” is part of a trilogy of shows developed by Dr. Vartabedian to complement the Walter Cronkite Memorial on Missouri Western’s campus. The other shows include “Harry & Walter: Missouri’s Native Sons,” exploring the parallel lives of Cronkite and fellow Missourian Harry Truman, and “King & Cronkite,” featuring the words of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and the reflections of Cronkite on the civil rights movement. Ken Remmert stars as Truman and Walter Coppage as King. The three shows can be performed separately or as a 90-minute trilogy with a brief intermission.

The performance takes place at 8 p.m. in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The performance is open to the public.