7 Homeless Mammoths Wander New England at Big Idea Theatre

On a northeastern college campus, controversy is brewing over the closing of a neglected natural history museum, and Dean Wreen, a fiery college professor turned accommodating administrator, must deal with the public outcry. Her private life, meanwhile faces its own challenges when her ailing ex-lover comes to stay with her and her current flame, an enthusiastic former student. Amid protests, bad press, and even opinionated museum dioramas, these three women must explore their personal connections and social relevance while facing their own eventual extinction. Described by playwright Madeleine George as “a Shakespearean comedy in the form of a Friends sitcom,” this moving and hilarious story challenges rigid adherence to traditional institutions and embraces the beauty in experience.