The Mother McAuley High School Theatre Department will present the drama, “The Third Wave” March 8, 9, 10, at 7:00 p.m., and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at the door.
The play is the true story about a high-school experiment in fascism that went out of control. Set in 1967 in Palo Alto, California, during the Vietnam War, racial integration and social revolution, the play centers around a young and popular teacher and his World History class. When a student asks how so many people could be led to deny the Holocaust of World War II, the teacher decides to demonstrate by giving the students an exercise in discipline, not unlike that of a totalitarian society. To his surprise, the students delight in the order and power of that discipline and relinquish their freedom in favor of the prospect of supposed superiority over the other students in the school. The class adopts the name "The Third Wave" and soon many others, even from neighboring schools, clamor to be part of the "elite" group. The play has lessons that can be applied to history, theology, psychology, and all disciplines.
The play is directed by Patricia Haynes with Technical Direction by Donna Thomas. For more information call 773-881-6512 or visit www.mothermcauley.org.
