About the Show

Sunglasses After Dark paints a picture of a divided and united America in its new play about a group of Yippies who shut down Disneyland. Based on a true story.

In 1970, liberal America seemed at the end of its rope. Out of the culture of flower children and free-loving hippies a new wave of radicals had emerged: the Yippies. Avant-garde and arrogant, the Yippies made their anti-war, anti-capitalist sentiments well known with their unique brand of in-your-face activism. When Terry, a wild but weary leader of the Yippies, gets an idea to organize a protest in Disneyland, he's looking for more than a chance to stick it to the man: He's also planning to dig into Clyde, a former Yippie and friend who has betrayed him.

Critic Reviews (1)

"Fascinating and provocative...'The Untold Yippie Project' is fast-moving, exciting, and truly fascinating, with a young, energetic, and committed cast. Underneath the adrenaline-infused action and historical perspective, there’s also some sharp character development...Coughlin and LaBeach are perfectly cast in their roles...Schlossberg impressively recreates the mores and mindsets of that time period...'The Untold Yippie Project' is also stunningly relevant in 2017."
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