‘Moonchildren’ considers the volatile toll of the 1960s

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The cast of "Moonchildren" is, from left, Austin Massey, Kelsey Williams, Isaiah Tipton, Gracie Gilbert, Miles White, Cassidy Prahl, Cole McClain, Megan Smith and Landon Carpenter. / Chattanooga State contributed photo — Chattanooga State Contributed Photo The cast of "Moonchildren" is, from left, Austin Massey, Kelsey Williams, Isaiah Tipton, Gracie Gilbert, Miles White, Cassidy Prahl, Cole McClain, Megan Smith and Landon Carpenter. / Chattanooga State contributed photo Chattanooga State Contributed Photo The cast of "Moonchildren" is, from left, Austin Massey, Kelsey Williams, Isaiah Tipton, Gracie Gilbert, Miles White, Cassidy Prahl, Cole McClain, Megan Smith and Landon Carpenter. / Chattanooga State contributed photo

By Staff Report April 10, 2019 2 min read

If you go

› What: “Moonchildren”› Where: Chattanooga State Community College, Humanities Building, 4501 Amnicola Highway› When: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 12-13; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14› Admission: Free› For more information: 423-697-4404

The Professional Actor Training Program at Chattanooga State Community College will present “Moonchildren” by Michael Weller in three performances Friday-Sunday, April 12-14.

Taking place at that very unique point of time when the “Summer of Love” had just happened, the play introduces a group of college students facing the toll of the volatile late 1960s.

With the Vietnam conflict as a backdrop, these typical college students explore “finding themselves” within the pressures of the sexual revolution, campus academic dynamics, co-ed housing, lies, humor, relationships and the end of relationships.

For some audience members, the drama will be a walk down memory lane. As the audience becomes observers of this year in the life taking place in such a pivotal time in history, they will come to care about the students.