Fathers and Sons
By Valerie Muensterman
Directed by Meg Mechelke

Please be advised this play contains adult language, depictions of violence and gun violence, and haze. There will be firearms present on stage and there will be two gunshot sound effects played during Act II.

Thursday, May 4, 2023 - 5:30 pm
Thursday, May 4, 2023 - 9:00 pm
David Thayer Theatre | UI Theatre Building

Recent graduate Arkady Kirsanov returns home to his father’s house in the country. With him is his enigmatic friend, Eugene Bazarov, a nihilist YouTuber. Arkady’s father is shocked to learn his son shares his outlook on life: he rejects art, nature, romanticism of any kind. But practice is messier than theory. The appearance of intelligent Anna Odintsova tests the friends’ convictions. Arkady tries to woo her; however, she takes an interest in Bazarov, who is soon disgusted to realize he has fallen in love.

Special thanks to Jonathan Picado, Paul Kalina, Lisa Schlesinger, Melissa Turner, Sara Alvidrez, and Emma Merkes.

Tickets:
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