It's Academic at Hatbox Theatre

It’s Academic is an evening of one act plays centered on the theme of education and academia.
Performances at the Hatbox Theatre, located at the Steeplegate Mall (by Bon Ton’s), Concord,
NH. Production runs July 27 through August 5. Showtimes are 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, and
2pm on Sunday. Tickets are $17 for adults, and $14 for seniors, students, and Hatbox Theatre
members, and $13 for senior members. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit
www.hatboxnh.com .
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION: In 2017 New World Theatre put out a call for plays centered on an
academic theme, and from those submissions, four plays were selected to comprise this
production entitled, It's Academic . The stories include a philosophy professor, whose forced
retirement causes him to deeply examine his life ( An Unexamined Life , by William Ivers), two
grade schoolers, who are trying to make sense of the current political climate over a box of Milk
Duds ( Idealogues , by Jack Neary), an extravagant escape to a luxury hotel suite, that only
provides a temporary reprieve from reality ( Easter at the Entreé Gold , by John Minigan), and a
High School English class dealing with school bureaucracy, student apathy, and an active shooter
drill ( An Ordinary Day With Bullets by Walter A. Freeman).
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS: William Ivers is s a teacher and writer whose work has been
featured in various publications. He won the prestigious Northeastern Playwriting Competition with
his original oneact
play, An Unexamined Life. Walter Freeman is a teacher, freelance writer, and
drama director who has been working in school and community theater for over three decades.
Jack Neary’s plays have been produced all over the United States, in Canada and in Europe. His
2017 play, Trick or Treat , received its World Premier at Northern Stage in Vermont, and featured
Emmy Winner Gordon Clapp. John Minigan’s plays have been produced throughout the US and
in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and he is also a former winner of the Northeastern
Playwriting Competition