Conscience
Z International City Theatre, Joe DiPietro, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith
Joe DiPietro’s political drama about Sen. Margaret Chase Smith in its Los Angeles premiere at International City Theatre.
At a time when fear and political intimidation silenced many voices in Washington, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith chose to speak. International City Theatre presents the Los Angeles premiere of Conscience, Tony Award®-winning playwright Joe DiPietro’s gripping political drama about Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, whose historic 1950 “Declaration of Conscience” made her the first senator to publicly rebuke Sen. Joseph McCarthy on the Senate floor.
International City Theatre at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436-4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org.