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Rutgers–Camden Theater: Machinal

Date & Time

Thursday, February 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Category

Arts

Location

Walter K. Gordon Theater, Fine Arts Building

314 Linden Street Camden, NJ, 08102

Machinal

Performance Dates

  • Thursday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday, February 14 at 10 a.m.
  • Saturday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, February 16 at 2 p.m.

Written by Sophie Treadwell
Directed by Shamus

A young woman marries her boss, and it appears to be a happy marriage—until she murders him. Based on a true crime story that shocked the nation, this landmark 1928 expressionist play is the journey of a woman who revolts against the machinery of conventional expectations and ends up in the electric chair.

Machinal is based on the story of Ruth Snyder, a woman who was sentenced to death by the electric chair in 1928 after murdering her husband.

Cost

  • $15 - General Admission
  • $10 - Rutgers Staff, Faculty and Alumni
  • $8 - Non-Rutgers Student
  • $5 - Camden Resident
  • Free - Rutgers Student