From UPBEAT
Machinal, an expressionistic play, will be per- formed November 9-11, 15-17 in the Mago Hunt Center Theater. All performances are at 7:30 p.m., except the Sunday performance, which is at
2 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. For reservations starting call 7287.
Machinal is an expressionistic modern age tragedy of isolation turned to murder. Loosely based on the sensational 1927 murder trial of Ruth Snyder, the first woman put to death by the electric chair, the play is set against an industrial landscape. Playwright Sophie Treadwell’s classic early 20th century feminist play speculates about what circumstances might drive a seemingly harmless stenographer to commit murder in a male-dominated, mechanized, materialistic world. This play deals with adult themes and is intended for mature audiences.