Liberal Arts at NEC presents "Pains of Youth"

Several young people on the eve of graduation face their personal demons and an uncertain future in a teetering economy and a volatile political situation. Sound familiar? That’s the setting of Pains of Youth, a 1926 play by German playwright Ferdinand Bruckner, to be performed by the Liberal Arts Drama Workshop in the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre on Friday, May 4, at 1:00 (open dress rehearsal) and 5:00. Originally written as a warning about the confused and purposeless generation being created in Germany between the wars, Pains of Youth has seen a revival in recent years, receiving many productions in Europe, the US, and Canada. The NEC production will be performed workshop style, with each role played by multiple actors from the Drama Workshop, a Liberal Arts elective taught by Patrick Keppel.