Sense of an Ending (Staged Reading)

Schedule

Wed Sep 16 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

MIT Building W97 | Cambridge, MA

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A staged reading of an award-winning play about the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the search for truth and forgiveness.
About this Event

Front Porch Arts Collective and MIT Theater Arts present

A staged reading of


Sense of an Ending

by MIT Senior Lecturer Ken Urban
directed by Pascale Florestal


That night, it begins. The men, they come into the church.
They take a few of the old ones. I hear these sounds out in the hills.
Horrible horrible sounds. Father said they wouldn’t hurt the children.
—Sister Alice


A disgraced New York Times journalist arrives in Rwanda for an exclusive interview with two Hutu nuns. Charged with homicide, the nuns must convince the world of their innocence during the 1994 genocide or face a lifetime in Pr*son. When an unknown survivor contradicts their story, this journalist must choose which version of the truth to tell the world, but he can only do that by walking in the shoes of those who survived.


“Fast-paced, fluid, and taut.” —The New York Times

“Five stars! A superb play about the Rwandan genocide…so intense that, in between each scene, you can hear the audience gulp for air.” —Time Out London


Staged Reading

• Wednesday, September 16 at 7pm

Reading will take place in Building W97-160, 345 Vassar Street in Cambridge, MA

Free and open to the public


Delia Wendel, Associate Professor, MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), will be serving as the moderator for the talkback following the reading.


Performance is a multiplier of creativity, extending far beyond the stage—to science, to engineering, to leadership. The MIT Theater program provides a dynamic space to challenge, learn, inspire, and nourish community through its groundbreaking engagement with the arts. Help us continue the conversation by making a contribution here.

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MIT Building W97, 345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, United States

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