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Starts at 7:00pm*

We’ll be in the Sue E. Trotter Black Box Theater at The Arts Center

This event is FREE

No experience necessary

Fun and informal: You can sit and listen or participate as much as you want

We will read the play “1984” led by Jan Burleson. More information about the play and table reads below.

*CONTENT WARNING: "1984" contains mature themes and descriptions of torture and violence.

About the Play

This authorized stage adaptation is true to the novel in which Orwell depicts with great power the horrors of man’s fate in a society where Big Brother is always watching—where everything that is not prohibited is compulsory. Orwell himself once said, “I do not believe that the kind of society I describe necessarily will arrive, but I believe that something resembling it could arrive. The moral to be drawn from the dangerous nightmare situation is simple: Don’t let it happen. It depends on you.”

About Table Reads

The Play Selection Advisory Committee of Athens Community Theatre hosts several opportunities to read plays and musicals for fun each season. Participation in a table read is a great way to “dip a toe in” to see what working with ACT is like. The play is read casually: you can let us know if you want to participate or just listen in. And you can change your mind at any time.