[ISLMA-Share] Join a Nationwide Reading of ‘It Can’t Happen Here’

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Sara-curious to do it? Rebecca

On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:31 PM Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> For one night during the week of Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, theaters,
> universities and libraries across the country will imagine the rise of
> fascism in America with staged readings of Sinclair Lewis’ semi-satirical “It
> Can’t Happen Here
> <http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11371.It_Can_t_Happen_Here>.”
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> More than 20 sites have already signed on to participate. Join in and hold
> your own staged reading, royalty-free.
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> Published in 1935, “It Can’t Happen Here” tells how the fictional Senator
> Buzz Windrip, a charismatic and power-hungry politician, is elected
> president after promising to restore his country to greatness and restore
> traditional values. Windrip easily defeats his opponents, including
> President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then quickly becomes a dictator,
> enacting martial law and throwing dissenters into labor camps.
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> Shortly after it was published, the novel was recreated as a play and
> opened in 21 cities nationwide on October 27, 1936.
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> Now, for one night only, the Sinclair Lewis estate is allowing libraries,
> theaters, schools and other institutions to hold staged readings of “It
> Can’t Happen Here” royalty-free. The readings coincide with the opening of
> the play at Berkeley Repertory Theater in Berkeley, Calif.
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> Download a free copy of the script, courtesy of Berkeley Repertory Theater.
> <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ousft81ewhsklxs/AAA3I18yiQubd27L5r4nzD_3a?dl=0>
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> *Here is how your library can take part on Oct. 24 (or during the
> following week):*
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> ·       Invite your staff, patrons, faculty or others to take part in a
> staged reading. Berkeley Rep is staging the play with 14 actors, with some
> playing multiple roles, but you can do it with more or fewer. Since this is
> a staged reading, little to no rehearsal is needed.
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> ·       Invite your community — whether that is a city, town, school or
> other — to listen. (Admission must be free.)
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> ·       Promote your reading locally. Berkeley Rep has a pre-designed
> flyer, digital artwork and template press release to help. (See below for
> contact information to get access to these materials.)
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> ·       Record some portion of your staged reading and share it on social
> media. (Please tag @berkeleyrep and #ItCantHappenHere.)
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> *If you are interested in participating, or if you would like more info,
> contact Sarah McArthur at smcarthur at berkeleyrep.org
> <smcarthur at berkeleyrep.org>**, 415-307-3374.*
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> Read more about Berkeley Rep’s Nationwide Reading of “It Can’t Happen
> Here.”
> <http://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/1617/10650.asp#tabbed-nav=reading>
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