UCF School of Performing Arts presents Human Error, a new play that runs June 14-24 and Aug. 23-26 on the UCF Main Stage. The production is part of Pegasus PlayLab, a summer theatre festival dedicated to developing plays by emerging playwrights. Human Error gives students and faculty the opportunity to create a fully mounted production of a new work that explores the political and social divide in our society in a human and humorous way.
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Human Error by Eric Pfeffinger聽
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Directed by Be Boyd
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Tickets $20, $10 with UCF ID