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It Can’t Happen Here – Preview

September 23, 2016 @ 8:00 pm - September 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Sinclair 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. Witnessing the new president’s authoritarian tyranny from the sidelines is a liberal, middle-class newspaper editor from Vermont who is caught in the chaos of social upheaval. Sound familiar? Called “a message to thinking Americans” upon its publication, this eerily prescient book receives a new adaptation just in time for election season.

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Start:
September 23, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
End:
September 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704 United States
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Phone
510-647-2949
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