Happy Birthday, Wanda June

by Kurt Vonnegut

Happy Birthday, Wanda June is a dark comedy that examines “men who enjoy killing and those who don’t.” Vonnegut reinterprets Odysseus’s arrival home to Penelope through the lens of returning war hero Harold Ryan and the changed family and society he comes home to after years presumed dead. Set against the cultural backdrop of the Vietnam War, the play explores masculinity, violence, toxic heroism, pacifism, and postwar capitalistic American values, delivered with Vonnegut’s signature existential absurdity and wit.

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Performance Dates & Times

February 19, 2026 - 7:00pm

February 20, 2026 - 7:00pm

February 21, 2026 - 2:00pm

February 21, 2026 - 7:00pm

Location

Nick Chapel Theater, Trumbull College, 241 Elm Street

Venue Accessibility:

Lobby, upper level seating, and facilities are accessible via an elevator inside the entrance to the Trumbull Head of College's office.

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