When Eugene Ionesco wrote Rhinoceros, in the 1950s, he was looking at how a community could metamorphosize into masses of rhinoceroses. He said of the ‘rhinoceritis’ epidemic: “a new plague of modern times, a strange disease that thrives in different forms; automatic systematized thinking, the idolization of ideologies screens the mind from reality, perverts our understanding and makes us blind.”

​The play follows a small town where residents gradually turn into rhinoceroses, leaving one person fighting to keep his humanity. It is seen as an allegory on autocracy, conformity, and individual integrity.

Parental guidance is advised; adult and controversial themes may be discussed

Playback Theatre: A Moment-to-Moment Experience

“See Me as I see Me ~ See me as I am!”

JUNE 30, 2026

Playback Theatre invites the audience to tell a moment from their life, and then watch the improvised scenes of their stories played back on the spot.

Playback Theatre, a re-creation of stories focused on themes such as bias and marginalization, aids in strengthening community ties.

Playback Theatre story-sharing conversations is a collaborative approach that allows Storytellers to gain the unique opportunity to witness their experiences through fresh perspectives.