Lillian Hellman's 'The Children's Hour' gets staged reading at The Acting Ensemble

MISHAWAKA — The Acting Ensemble presents a staged reading of “The Children’s Hour” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at 602 E. Mishawaka Ave.

Written by Lillian Hellman in 1934 and set in a fictional New England town in the 1930s, “The Children’s Hour” tells the story of two women who are unjustly accused of homosexual activity by one of the students at the all-girls boarding school they run.

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The outraged community quickly withdraws all of their students, causing a witch hunt that ultimately forces the school to close. As the young girl comes to understand the power she wields, she sticks by her story, which precipitates tragedy for the women.

KC Matthews directs this staged reading of Hellman’s tragedy about the horrors of intolerance.

Tickets are $11-$10.

For more information, call 574-217-8873 or visit actingensemble.com.

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