Join us at Limelight Theatre for Rhinoceros … the first-ever production of Absurdist Theatre — May 30-June 15, 2025. Don’t want to miss this action-packed, hilarious, unnerving dramedy about the dangers of nationalistic fervor and totalitarianism. Losing your individuality to herd mentality can create a beast of a society.
About Rhinoceros
By Eugene Ionesco | Directed by Mary Claire Branton
Genre: Theatre of the Absurd – a theatrical movement that depicts the absurdity of human existence. It emerged in Europe in the 1940s and ’50s. Ionesco’s Rhinoceros was a response to the rise of fascism in Nazi Germany.
General Plot: A pleasant town descends into chaos when inhabitants lose their individuality and transform into beasts with a herd mentality.
Performance Times:
Thursday – Saturday @ 7:30pm | Sunday Matinee @ 2:00pm
Preview Night: May 29, 2025
Terrific Tuesday: June 10, 2025
Wearing of masks is optional.
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