'Ragtime'

Based on the novel "Ragtime" by E. L. Doctorow, this production is a story about life in America at the beginning of the 20th century. The show illustrates the issues of the day - from immigration, racism, and politics to industrialization and social upheaval. Historical figures intermingle with fictional characters. The show focuses on three families - one upper-middle class, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, one socialist immigrant Jew and one Harlem Black - whose intersecting lives are influenced by the Ragtime era's social changes.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Feb. 17, 18, 22, 23, 24 and 26 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 19 and 26.