"1984" Pre-Show Talk: "Fascism, Resistance and the Politics of 1984"
Join us for a pre-show talk with the show's director, Peter Hackett (Theater), Mark Bray (author, "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook"), and Laura Edmondson (Chair, Theater).
Pre-Show Talk with director Peter Hackett (Department of Theater Professor) and Mark Bray (author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook), moderated by Laura Edmondson (Department of Theater Professor, Dept. Chair).
The Dartmouth Department of Theater's MainStage Production of "1984" runs from February 16 through February 25. Tickets on sale at the Hop Box Office.
Peter Hackett, director
Michael Ganio, scenic designer; Laurie Churba, costume designer; Kathy Perkins, lighting designer; Scott Killian, sound designer; Andy Reichsman, videographer; Jaclyn Pageau '18, stage manager
Based on the novel by George Orwell, adapted for radio by Milton Wayne, and adapted for the stage by Peter Hackett.
Buoyed by “misinformation” and “alternative facts,” the current political regime’s attacks on our democratic institutions have thrust George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, 1984, onto the best seller list once again. This production investigates Orwell’s 20th-century prophecy in the context of 21st-century America, and asks the question, “Are we there yet?”
