Unpacking the Baggage: 'It Can't Happen Here'
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Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Sinclair Lewis's novel It Can’t Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness (can you imagine?). In 2016, Berkeley Repertory Theatre unveiled their stage adaptation one week before Trump was elected. Now, the theater company will reprise it with the same director and much of the original cast, but this time as a radio play in four episodes, just in time for the 2020 presidential election.