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Speech & Debate

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by Stephen Karam. Directed by Don Carrier. Studio Theater, May 29 through June 28, 2026. Presented in arrangement with Dramatist Play Service

 

Three misfit high school students in Salem, Oregon form a unique debate club, complete with a musical version of The Crucible, an unusual podcast, and a plot to take down their corrupt drama teacher. With his signature wit, playwright Karam follows the trio's attempts to fend off the menace of encroaching adulthood with edgy humor and subversive antics. 

 

"Stephen Karam's savvy comedy is bristling with vitality, wicked humor, terrific dialogue, and adirect pipeline into the zeitgeist of contemporary youth" -- David Rooney, Variety

 

“Hilarious...Speech & Debate’s real accomplishment is its picture of the borderland between late adolescence and adulthood, where grown-up ideas and ambition coexist with childish will and bravado...We never feel we’re being educated, just immensely entertained.” – Caryn James, New York Times

Ticket prices are $41 to $15

Learn more at beckcenter.org about ticketing, dates, other performances, and season ticket subscriptions!

by Stephen Karam. Directed by Don Carrier. Studio Theater, May 29 through June 28, 2026. Presented in arrangement with Dramatist Play Service

 

Three misfit high school students in Salem, Oregon form a unique debate club, complete with a musical version of The Crucible, an unusual podcast, and a plot to take down their corrupt drama teacher. With his signature wit, playwright Karam follows the trio's attempts to fend off the menace of encroaching adulthood with edgy humor and subversive antics. 

 

"Stephen Karam's savvy comedy is bristling with vitality, wicked humor, terrific dialogue, and adirect pipeline into the zeitgeist of contemporary youth" -- David Rooney, Variety

 

“Hilarious...Speech & Debate’s real accomplishment is its picture of the borderland between late adolescence and adulthood, where grown-up ideas and ambition coexist with childish will and bravado...We never feel we’re being educated, just immensely entertained.” – Caryn James, New York Times

Ticket prices are $41 to $15

Learn more at beckcenter.org about ticketing, dates, other performances, and season ticket subscriptions!

More about Beck Center for the Arts
Beck Center for the Arts is more than a non-profit organization that combines professional theater with arts education in Northeast Ohio. We create art experiences for all ages and abilities as individual as the people we serve. We offer THEATER | EDUCATION | EXHIBITIONS | OUTREACH | CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES
When & Where
Multiple Dates
  • May 29, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • May 30, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • May 31, 2026, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 5, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 6, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 7, 2026, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 12, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 13, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 14, 2026, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 20, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 21, 2026, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 26, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 27, 2026, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Timezone: EDT
  • Jun 28, 2026, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Timezone: EDT
$10.00


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