Understanding the Spectrum at THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Theatre Fairfield's Saturday, April 13, 3:00 PM performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a play by Simon Stephens based on the novel by Mark Haddon, is dedicated to people who have children, students, and loved ones with autism. A talkback following the show will feature Fairfield grad and autism expert, Lynn Hartigan, '01, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Growth and Development in Wilton, CT,  who has helped our theatre company better understand the behaviors of the play's central character, Christopher Boone, and how other characters relate to him. Hartigan will be joined by Profs. Judy Primavera and Michael Creane, from Fairfield's Department of Psychology, Bridgit Murray, '19, psychology major and member of the acting company for the show, and Brad Roth, Marriage and Family Therapist and Movement Director for the show.