This event is in the past.It took place on May 17, 2026 at Diablo Valley College.


Sinclair Lewis wrote this dark satire in 1935, and somehow it feels more urgent now. Watch a demagogue rise to power through empty promises while a Vermont newspaper editor slowly realizes the system won't save him. A warning wrapped in wit.
political theater
dark satire
thought-provoking drama
community college theater
Tips
🎓student tickets just $15
đź“–based on Sinclair Lewis's 1935 novel
⏱️about 2.5 hours with intermission
It Can't Happen Here
Pleasant Hill


Sinclair Lewis wrote this dark satire in 1935, and somehow it feels more urgent now. Watch a demagogue rise to power through empty promises while a Vermont newspaper editor slowly realizes the system won't save him. A warning wrapped in wit.
political theater
dark satire
thought-provoking drama
community college theater
Tips
🎓student tickets just $15
đź“–based on Sinclair Lewis's 1935 novel
⏱️about 2.5 hours with intermission
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