Fahrenheit 451

Wade James Theatre
950 Main Street Edmonds

Declared "a glorious American classic" that's influenced everyone from "Stephen King to Steven Spielberg," Fahrenheit 451 has seared the hearts -- and ignited the imaginations -- of millions of readers for more than 60 years. Now, Ray Radbury's sci-fi masterpiece comes to the stage at Wade James Theatre. Though writing in 1953, Bradbury predicted flat screens, interactive devices, ear buds and the blurry line between censorship and apathy. In this brilliant live production from Theater of Intriguing Possibilities, a paternalistic government clamps down on free thought, especially as expressed in print. A fireman charged with burning the forbidden volumes befriends a young woman who dares to read. Now considered a dangerous fugitive, he's faced with the choice to bend to the authorities or engage in the risky fight for intellectual freedom.