Lake Forest College
555 North Sheridan Road
Lake Forest , IL , 60045

8472343100

Machinal is a 1928 play by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, inspired by the real-life case of convicted and executed murderer Ruth Snyder. Its Broadway premiere, directed by Arthur Hopkins, is considered one of the highpoints of Expressionist theatre on the American stage.

 

Free for members of the campus community

$3 for students from other schools

$7 for unaffiliated adults

 

Email theater@mx.lakeforest.edu to make reservations. Payment is at the door by cash or check. Please arrive by 7:15pm. At 10 minutes before show time (7:30pm), reservations will be forfeited to those present and waiting to be seated.