The Desk Set (1983)

Performances

November 18-19, 25-27 & December 1-3, 1983

Venue

Community Players Theatre

Synopsis

“The Desk Set” tells the story of a woman named Bunny who, with an encyclopedic knowledge of facts and figures, works in a television network reference department. Electronic brains are installed to do the work of people, soon replacing whole departments, but Emmaracs can not best Bunny in a game of wits, which causes them to blow fuses. Here is a telling comedy, rich in hilarity for anyone who has ever worked in an office.

Author: William Marchant

Historian’s Corner

For the second show of the season “The Desk Set,” Dan Blake and Paul Dillow built a working replica of the 1950’s computer, EMERAC. New for this show and this season, The Posh Nosh, a downtown Bloomington deli, provided a variety of pastries for purchase during the intermissions on Fridays and Saturdays.