Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector at PURE Theatre

Thu, Nov 06, 7:30 PM

 

 

 

But when a mumps outbreak threatens the Eureka community, the board realizes with horror that they’ve got to do what they swore they never would - make a choice that won’t please everyone.

 

The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, social justice. In weekly meetings, its five board members develop and update policy to preserve this culture of inclusivity, reaching decisions only by consensus.

 

But when a mumps outbreak threatens the Eureka community, the board realizes with horror that they’ve got to do what they swore they never would - make a choice that won’t please everyone.

 

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