November 20-23, 2025 (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday 2 pm)
Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Director, Prof. Deborah Mogford
In 2010 a Polish Air Force Flight plane crashed near the Russian City of Smolensky killing the president of Poland, along with 18 members of the Polish Parliament. There is evidence suggesting this air disaster may have been an act of terrorism. Or is this just a conspiracy theory? The truth behind the incident sparked the mind of Rajiv Joseph to write an intense espionage thriller, Describe the Night. Joseph explores the historical friendship between the writer Isaac Babel and Nikolai Yezhov, the military man who helped create the KGB. How do their lives intertwine with a mysterious Stasi agent? This epic play traces the lives of seven people connected by history and myth over 90 years while asking the question how often does time, hate, and ruthlessness turn truth into lies and lies into truth. DESCRIBE THE NIGHT is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)