When national security and civil liberties are at odds, fundamental rights are often undermined or violated. “Inquisitions (and Other Un-American Activities)” explores this timely theme through a dramatic recreation of the Haymarket bombing in Chicago and other crackdowns on dissent. In Act 2, the play recreates the post-Haymarket show trial of eight anarchist activists. The interrogation of Lucy Parsons continues — by a young J. Edgar Hoover — as she defends her controversial life. Written by Greg Guma, directed by Bill Boardman, and produced by Catalyst Theatre.
