The Wifi is Down & Other Major Disasters

Join us for TWO nights of live staged readings! Three contemporary plays exploring our connection to technology and the gloriously unhinged chaos that erupts when it all goes dark.

Readers Theatre is a dynamic theatrical experience that boils the performance down to its basics: actors and audience. No sets. No costumes. Just voices, scripts in hand, and the collective imagination of an audience willing to meet the performers halfway, creating an engaging and memorable theatrical experience.

Radio Suspense Theatre: The First Episode

by Steve Cleberg

It's 1936 and nail-biting thrillers like “The Shadow” and “Lights Out” are all the rage in radio dramas. Tonight, the WSCC station might put itself on the map too when the first episode of their own Radio Suspense Theatre takes the airwaves. As love blossoms backstage and a plucky sound technician steps in for an absent star, the company bands together to bring two original, thrilling tales of suspense to life, framed by music and ads of the era. But what about the real suspense...the ratings? Tune in to find out!

The Radio Play Disaster

by Don Zolidis

Self-proclaimed genius Harlan Bean is ready to make history with his science-fiction radio masterpiece Battle of the Planets. But the mayhem in the studio makes an alien invasion look like a piece of cake. Radio goes hilariously off the rails in this comedic piece.

The Day the Internet Died

by Ian McWethy & Jason Pizzarello

A lighthearted, one-act comedy about a small-town descending into pandemonium when the internet suddenly crashes for a week. The play highlights a society too dependent on screens, forcing citizens to navigate, communicate, and research without technology, revealing their comedic ineptitude at real-life connection.

• Part 1, Thursday July 16 at 7:30pm
• Part 2, Thursday August 6 at 7:30pm

Tickets are $8 per performance; Free for students with an OwlCard.

Approximately 2 hours with a 15-minute intermission

Parking lot 8 is the closest access to the Lohman Theatre. As you enter the campus, pass Lot 1 on your right and head toward the fountain roundabout on your left. Proceed around the fountain and enter parking lot 8. There are minimal stairs and also a ramp to the theatre lobby. View our campus map.

For this production, parking is free for all patrons.

Recommended for ages 10 and up. These productions are family-friendly comedies suitable for all audiences. While the content is clean and accessible for younger children, the fast-paced humor and witty parodies are most engaging for middle schoolers through adults.