When: Fri., July 27, 7 p.m., Sun., July 29, 2 p.m., Tue., July 31, 7 p.m., Thu., Aug. 2, 7 p.m. and Sat., Aug. 4, 7 p.m. 2012
Oberlin Summer Theater Festival serves up its first-ever musical with 1937’s agit-prop piece, The Cradle Will Rock. House critic Christine Howey calls it “thumping,” and “delicious...and you won’t need an instruction sheet to find parallels to the political discussions being waged today.” It’s free, but reservations are required at 440-775- 8169 or ostf@oberlin.edu.