Something Happened in Our Town

Something Happened in Our Town

Written by Cheryl L. West

Based on the book “Something Happened in Our Town” By Marianne Celano, PhD, ABPP, Marietta Collins PhD, Ann Hazzard, PhD, ABPP

Directed by Timothy Douglas

A Children’s Theatre Company Original World Premiere Production

February 27-March 27, 2022

UnitedHealth Group Stage

Ages 7 and up

Friendships challenged, a world changed, and two young people struggling to make sense of it all.

Follow friends and neighbors, Josh and Emma, as they navigate their way through an experience

beyond their control and understanding.

Josh and Emma have many questions about the tragic killing of a Black man by a White police officer. Real questions that deserve real answers. But during conversations over dinner, at bedtime, before and 

after school, their families (one Black and one White) find such answers don’t come easily. Layered 

with compassion and humor, this show invites you to walk alongside Josh and Emma as they confront 

uncertainty within their town and between themselves. More than just a “must see,” this play will help 

families more fully understand how their neighbors’ experiences might be different than their own.