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What wouldn’t you do to protect your child?
After her teenage son brings home a “vile” book, a mother declares war against her local library, setting off a chain reaction of unimaginable consequences. This blistering dark dramedy takes on censorship and parenthood with hilarity and heart.
Don’t miss your chance to see the play everyone will be arguing about.
Bad Books
by Sharyn Rothstein
Directed by Emily Jackson
Performance Dates & Times:
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 7 PM (Preview)
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 7 PM (Preview)
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 7 PM
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 7 PM
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 2 PM
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 7 PM
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 2 PM
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 7 PM
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 7 PM
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 7 PM
Sun Sep 14, 2025, 2 PM
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 7 PM
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 7 PM
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 7 PM
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 7 PM
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 2 PM
Ticket Prices:
Preview Performance: $35 (Name Your Price tickets are available in person at the Box Office starting an hour before)
Opening Night Performance: $55
Regular Performance: $45
Student Tickets: $20
Artist Tickets: $20
Community Tickets: $10
Content warning: This play contains references to suicide, and a gun is displayed onstage.
Running Time:
Bad Books runs approximately 90 minutes without an intermission.
9/3 and 9/4 | Show at 7 pm, Discussion at 8:30 pm
Post-Preview discussions
Saturday, Sep 13 | Show at 7 pm, Talk at 8:30 pm
Who Decides Books are Bad? Censorship and Parental Rights
Sunday, Sep 14 | Show at 2, Talk at 3:30 pm
Librarians Get Loud: Mythbusting Library Culture
Friday, Sep 19 | Show at 7, Talk at 8:30 pm
Meet the Artists Talkback
Saturday, Sep 20 | Show at 7, Talk at 8:30 pm
Writer as Truth-Teller: Free Speech in the Face of Government Censorship
Cast & Creative Team
The Mother
The Librarian/
The Manager/
The Editor
Director
Tyler M. Perry***
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Production Stage Manager
Sound Designer
Assistant Stage Manager
* Member, AEA | *** Member, USA 829