Betterland

ARTgroup and The Crossover Company present a production of David Lohrey’s BETTERLAND. The story traces a veteran schoolteacher who discovers that her principle is no longer valued by the institution she serves. Her enlightenment is triggered by the arrival of the first genuine student she’s had in years. The other high schoolers, catching the subversive scent of curiosity, set into motion events that compel the teacher’s final act of defiance. Finally, defeated, she is nonetheless set free by her realization that neither she nor the student is welcome in a system devoted to the unexceptional.-dlm