AMERICAN THEATRE: Jonathan Spector’s play Eureka Day follows several contentious parents’ meetings about vaccine policies at a Berkeley private school. Originally staged in 2018, the play is currently running on Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club. He spoke before rehearsals began—and before the 2024 presidential election—with the play’s director, Anna D. Shapiro, as she recovered from Covid.
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How does the meaning of plays change with society? Eureka Day was seemingly a play written by, for, and about a specific group: the people of Berkley, more specifically, parents of young kids. Pre-Covid the show appeared to be a metaphor for democracy, but after Covid its meaning has warped into a play about Covid and the polarization of our society. How many people do you know that think differently from you? Not just about their favorite movie or music artist, but politically or spiritually, about a big issue? Often people end friendships based on a difference of opinion that can’t be overlooked. Rather, should we seek out these relationships? By having friends with different opinions and conversing about those differences we interrogate our own beliefs and learn how to respectfully and considerately have productive conversations. If we only surround ourselves with people we agree with the illusion that everyone thinks the same as us continues to grow causing a growingly polarized society.
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