Experience the indelible story of a mental hospital and its inhabitants, in the play 鈥淥ne Flew Over the Cuckoo鈥檚 Nest鈥� by Dale Wasserman.
Directed by SWIC Assistant Professor of Speech and Theatre Julie Willis and based on the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey, this iconic, pop-culture story will not be one to miss.
The performances will run Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. in the SWIC Belleville Campus Theatre, 2500 Carlyle Ave.
鈥淥ne Flew Over the Cuckoo鈥檚 Nest鈥� centers around a criminal who gets transferred for evaluation from a prison to a mental institution. He assumes a psychiatric ward will be a less restrictive environment; however, the mental asylum is run with an iron fist. Inevitably, a war ensues between the rebellious criminal and the inflexible mental institution鈥檚 administration, which affects all the ward’s patients.
Tickets are $5 with a student ID, $10 for general admission and can be purchased at the door, cash-only.
The play deals with themes of an adult nature and is intended for mature audiences.
For more information call Willis at 618-235-2700, ext. 4975. For more information on events offered by SWICarts, visit swic.edu or .