“Human Events” at George Street Playhouse

Where’s the humanity in the Humanities Department? A.R. Gurney, the renowned author of Sylvia, Ancestral Voices and The Dining Room, has set his latest play’s witticisms and sparkling dialogue in the groves of academia, at a small New England college. Into this world comes a young, dynamic British enthusiast eager to revamp and revitalize the slightly moribund humanities department. As the events unfold, assumptions are challenged, prejudices surface, and the humanity of one’s motives are called into question. The master of American domestic drama returns to George Street Playhouse with this brand new work, prior to its New York engagement.