It Can't Happen Here in Randolph Saturday!

Past event
Oct 17, 2020, 2 to 3:30 PM

Final 3 shows:
Sat Oct 17 - Chandler Arts at Farr's Hill, Randolph - 2pm
Sun Oct 18 - Rotary Theater at Living Memorial Park, Brattleboro - 2pm
Sun, Oct 25 - Lyman Point Park in WRJ - 2pm

BarnArts Presents
IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE by Sinclair Lewis
Fall Staged Reading Tour
Sept 26-Oct 25

For tickets and info go to www.barnarts.org

Directed by Maureen Hennigan
Starring: Erin Bennett, Andy Carmichael, Larry Fuller, Aaron Michael Hodge, Joanna Pejouhy Kell, D. Gene Kraus, Amy Leavitt, Will Moore, Daniel Naranjo, Daniel Patterson, Chris Peirce, Jim Schley, Yael Taylor, Jeff Tolbert, Linda Treash

Full Schedule:
Sat Sept 26 - Fable Farm Orchard, Barnard - 2pm
Sun Sept 27 - East End Park, Woodstock - 2pm
Sun Oct 4 - Factory Point Town Green, Manchester - 2pm
Sat Oct 10 - State House Lawn, Montpelier - 2pm
Sun Oct 11 - Leddy Park, Burlington - 2pm
Sat Oct 17 - Chandler Arts at Farr's Hill, Randolph - 2pm
Sun Oct 18 - Rotary Theater at Living Memorial Park, Brattleboro - 2pm
Sun, Oct 25 - Lyman Point Park in WRJ - 2pm

Sliding-Scale Donation: $5-25

Sinclair Lewis's 1935 satirical novel, written while living in Barnard, is adapted for the stage and performed "radio drama" style in an appropriately distanced but fully live version by a BarnArts touring ensemble. The populist buffoon Buzz Windrip unexpectedly defeats Franklin D. Roosevelt for the 1936 Democratic nomination. Windrip wins the election, declares martial law, and begins eliminating his adversaries. The story's hero is Doremus Jessup, a battle-worn Vermont newspaper editor who decides to take a stand and use the press to fight tyranny, getting him locked up in a military prison. The story is set in Vermont and full of local Vermont characters: humble and egotistical revolutionaries of all types to fit the 1930's class turmoil. A daring "What if?" that examines risks to American democracy, relevant 85 years ago and hauntingly relevant today.

All Covid-19 safety guidelines are followed in these performances. The performers are distanced at mics and the audience is required to wear mask and maintain 6 feet of distance.

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