Our theme for 2012-13 is "The Right To Think?! Science, Politics and Public Perception." Our four theatre productions investigate different aspects of the current American discourse on the relationship between truth and ideology. In each play, knowledge provided by science creates personal and social crisis over questions of ethics, morality , politics, economics and the public good.

Join us for pre-show panels and discussions on these urgent topics. Enjoy a casual atmosphere with coffee and other refreshments. Ask your professors for extra credit for attending these events.

The middle-American town of Paragon Springs boils when Dr. Thomas Stockman pries into the contamination of its famous “healing waters”. Is he a hero of democracy or an enemy of the people? The ensuing political gamesmanship pits truth against power, husband against wife, brother against brother. Can the town survive?

Homer Wells, a compassionate young man raised by an eccentric doctor at a Maine orphanage, steps away from his upbringing to see the world. Based on the book by the same name, the story touches on many issues, including abortion rights, incest and family values.

An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man—with a lot of loose ends. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone

April 26 – May 5 Inherit The Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee The accused was a slight, frightened man who had  deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman  circus. The chief gladiators were two great legal  giants of the century. Like two bull elephants  locked in mortal combat, they bellowed and...