# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Reading of Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: In 1935, Sinclair Lewis looked at the situation in Europe and the popularity of Louisiana politician Huey Long, and published a novel, It Can’t Happen Here, a cautionary tale on authoritarianism and the rise of fascism in America. A year later, Lewis and John Moffitt adapted the novel into a play with the same title. Since then, a reading version of the play, first created for radio, has been developed.

This reading of the First Act is open to the public, and admission is free. There will be a guided discussion following the reading.

Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Sudbury, First Parish of Sudbury, Sudbury Meetinghouse, and Athina Books
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sudbury/reading-of-sinclair-lewis’-it-can’t-happen-here/200029932291250
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Sudbury
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01776
- **lat**: 42.38316
- **long**: -71.41243
- **full address**: 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01776

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Reading of Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here being held?
  - **A:** Reading of Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here takes place on Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01776.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Reading of Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here?
  - **A:** Reading of Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here is organized by First Parish of Sudbury.

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