Arts & Entertainment
A Night at the Theater with Carlsbad Playreaders
Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour" remains powerful years later.
Carlsbad Playreaders presents Lillian Hellman’s classic “The Children’s Hour,” directed by Playreaders Artistic Director Eric Bishop, on Monday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m.
In “The Children’s Hour,” Karen Wright (Amanda Cooley Davis) and Martha Dobie (Jessica John) run a girls' boarding school in 1930s New England, where they become entangled in a devastating story of deceit, shame and courage. Banned in London and several cities across America, “The Children's Hour” received its world premiere on Broadway in 1934.
"It is astonishing how relevant the themes of 'The Children's Hour' remain in this day and age for a play written in 1934,” says Bishop. “While much has been made about the power of lies, media witch hunts and mass hysteria, it is time to bring the theme of homophobia to the forefront as well."
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The play reading takes place at Carlsbad City Library’s Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium, located at 1775 Dove Lane. Tickets are a suggested donation of $5 for adults and $1 for students. For more information, visit carlsbadplayreaders.org or call 760-602-2012.
