Rolling Meadows High School Presents 1984, May 2-5

The protagonist, Winston Smith, works for the Ministry of Truth, a political propaganda machine that revises history to reflect the political party's agenda. While Winston is very good at rewriting newspaper articles for The Party, he secretly hates The Party and wants to rebel against it and its symbolic leader, Big Brother. Everyone is watched by the ubiquitous eye of Big Brother, but Winston searches for ways to escape its control, wrangling to find love and individuality while surrounded by powerful forces of mistrust and violence. Forced to divulge his thoughtcrimes to a covert interrogator, Winston's greatest fears become the subject of his torture. Mature audiences only. Tickets are $8.00 and can be bought in advance at https://rmhs1984.brownpapertickets.com/