This drama takes place in 1785 in the first penal colony in Australia as a group of convicts and Royal Marines work together to put on a production of a play in celebration of the king’s birthday. The piece demonstrates the transformative and humanizing power of theater and brings life to the brutality of the treatment of the convicts.

Edwards Building 117 Black Box Theatre at Coastal Carolina University. Visit website for showtimes. $17. (843) 349-2787, coastal.edu