It Can't Happen Here
By Tony Taccone & Bennett S. Cohen, adapted from the novel by Sinclair Lewis
Produced by SRJC Theatre, 2017
By Tony Taccone & Bennett S. Cohen, adapted from the novel by Sinclair Lewis
Produced by SRJC Theatre, 2017
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Directed by: Leslie McCauley
Prop Design: Julia Kwitchoff Sound Design: Fiona Sharkey Photography: Tom Chown |
It Can't Happen Here is a play set in 1930's America. It's the end of the Depression era and the presidential election is morally divisive and uneasy. The man eventually named to the presidency ushers in a wave of fascism never before seen in the states and a revolution begins. We see this all through the eyes of our reluctant hero, a man who comes from privilege and is at first reluctant to lose it.
The production of this play was happening parallel to the presidential election happening in 2016 and every day the cast and crew could see moments from both the show and its original book, play out in the headlines. The message of resistance in this production affected us all deeply.
We had a cast of fifteen and all but one played from two to five characters each. Every costume required under and/or overdressing to create easily removable or add-able layers so each character could be distinguished from another and to suit the incredibly fast, stressful pace of the show.
The production of this play was happening parallel to the presidential election happening in 2016 and every day the cast and crew could see moments from both the show and its original book, play out in the headlines. The message of resistance in this production affected us all deeply.
We had a cast of fifteen and all but one played from two to five characters each. Every costume required under and/or overdressing to create easily removable or add-able layers so each character could be distinguished from another and to suit the incredibly fast, stressful pace of the show.