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close up of woman in navy suit with a red rose pinned to her lapel. Text: Conscience by Joe DiPietro.

Conscience

Written by Joe DiPietro

March 27 to April 19, 2026
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm | Sundays at 2:00pm

Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman elected in Maine, and was the first woman the state elected to the Senate. And in 1950, she became the first senator to stand on the Senate floor and publicly call out Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, who lied to gain power and exploit anti-Communist hysteria, ruining the lives of those who opposed him. Senator Smith’s “Declaration of Conscience” speech was a public act of defiance at a time when both Democrats and Republicans were cowed into silence for fear of retribution. After standing up for what she believed in, Margaret Chase Smith was shunned by her colleagues, challenged in a primary, and threatened by McCarthy. CONSCIENCE is the story of a remarkable, yet forgotten, woman who stood up for what was right and refused to back down during a pivotal time in our country’s history.

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Run time: TBD
Content Notice: strong language. Ages 13+
Audio-Described performance: Sunday, April 12, 2pm (email tix@theatreintheround.org to RSVP)
Post-Show Discussion: TBD
Pay-What-You-Can performance: Monday, April 6, 7:30pm

THE COMPANY

CAST

Margaret Chase Smith – 
Joe McCarthy – 
William Lewis, Jr –
Jean Kerr – 

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ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION STAFF

Director – Sophie Peyton
Stage Manager – Jessi Kadolph
Assistant Stage Manager – Morgan Tillmann
Set Designer – Sadie Ward
Lighting Designer – Lily Petit
Costume Designer – Bejou Leifeld
Prop Designer – Mark Steffer
Sound Designer – Warren Sampson
Light Board Operator – Syd Tempas
Sound Board Operator – 

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