Location
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60660
Description
Play about Bill and Sherri Mason, the headmaster and head of admissions respectively of Hillcrest, a second-tier New Hampshire boarding school. When this very liberal, very progressive couple arrived 15 years ago, the student population at Hillcrest was 94 percent white. Deeply committed to diversity, Sherri has boosted the number of students of color from six to 18 percent, a figure she still considers embarrassingly low. However, Bill and Sherri’s dedication to diversity is put to the test when their son Charlie, an outstanding Hillcrest student who has dreamed of attending Yale since he was a child, learns his application has been deferred. Convinced that Yale based its decisions on race, Charlie claims to be a victim of reverse discrimination. And as their son lashes out, Sherri and Bill are forced to examine just how far their commitment to diversity goes. Are they true disciples? Total hypocrites? Recommended for teens and their parents.Â
Event Cost: $12+.
Event Times: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, March 21-June 9
Additional Information
Website: http://theaterwit.org
Age recommendation: Teens
Neighborhood: Chicago
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