“It Can’t Happen Here” Book Adaptation

SARATOGA SPRINGS —iTheater Saratoga is presenting a book reading adaptation from the book “It Can’t Happen Here,” a 1930s fiction novel by Sinclair Lewis. The event will be held at Saratoga Arts on Broadway Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27 at 7 p.m.

“It Can’t Happen Here” is a cautionary tale about the rise of fascism in the United States. During the presidential election of 1936, Doremus Jessup, a small-town newspaper editor, observes with dismay that many of the people he knows support the candidacy of the demagogue Berzelius Windrip. When Windrip wins the election, he forcibly gains control of Congress and the Supreme Court and, with the aid of his personal paramilitary storm troopers, turns America into a totalitarian state.

iTheatre Saratoga has assembled a large ensemble cast including many capital region theatre veterans for a unique staged reading of Sinclair Lewis’ story.

A $10 donation made online guarantees you a seat. Reserve your seat at: itheatresaratoga.ticketspice.com/it-cant-happen-here-a-world-premiere-play-reading