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IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE by Tony Taccone & Bennett S. Cohen
Adapted from the novel by Sinclair Lewis
Sound Design & Music by Paul James Prendergast
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Free · No registration required
This audio drama is being offered free across the country. Berkeley Rep intends for the project to encourage dialogue and motivate citizens to exercise their civic power and vote.
Debuts October 13, 2020 · 5pm PT via YouTube with live post-show talkback. Available on demand through [EXTENDED] November 13.
Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Lewis’ darkly satirical It Can’t Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. In 2016, Berkeley Rep unveiled a new stage adaptation of Lewis’ prescient novel, one week after that production ended, the presidential election roiled our nation. Now, Berkeley Rep reprises that production with the same director, but this time as a radio play in four episodes, just in time for the 2020 presidential election. We’re delighted to welcome back much of the original cast including David Kelly as the candidate Buzz Windrip, and to have Academy Award nominee David Strathairn join us as the liberal protagonist Doremus Jessup.
Cast includes Capital Stage favorite Scott Coopwood!
Visit Berkeley Rep’s website to learn more.
THE GREAT LEAP – A Virtual Performance
By Lauren Yee
Directed by Jeffrey Lo
2017 Kesselring Prize Winner
Video On Demand
Available October 19-25, 2020
TICKETS: FREE
When an American college basketball team travels to Beijing for a “friendship” game in the post-Cultural Revolution 1980s, both countries try to tease out the politics behind this newly popular sport. Cultures clash as the Chinese coach tries to pick up moves from the Americans and Chinese-American player Manford spies on his opponents. Inspired by events in her own father’s life, Yee “applies a devilishly keen satiric eye to…her generation (and its parents).” Learn More
“A beautiful play with vibrant characters and rich history crackling with fresh dialog.” – BROADWAY WORLD
“The Great Leap has got real game!” – BAY AREA NEWS GROUP
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley – A Radio Play
By Lauren Gunderson
& Margot Melcon
Directed by Peter Mohrmann
Virtual Performance
Available ON DEMAND
Dec. 22, 2020 – Jan. 1, 2021
It’s Christmas at Pemberley again in a new companion piece to Gunderson & Melcon’s holiday hit MISS BENNET! THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY – A RADIO PLAY takes us downstairs on an auditory storytelling adventure where servants are bustling with the arrival of holiday guests. In the warmth of the Darcy kitchen, family secrets are revealed and loyalties are tested. A bright and joyous holiday tale full of your favorite Jane Austen characters, and the power of giving back to others.
