SSP's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Second Street Players 2025 presents

One Flew Over

The Cuckoo's Nest

written by Dale Wasserman

based on the novel by Ken Kesey

directed by Marge Ventura

Fridays FEB 7 & FEB 14 at 7:00p

Saturdays FEB 8 & FEB 15 at 7:00p

Sundays FEB 9 & FEB 16 at 2:00p

at SSP's Riverfront Theater / 2 S. Walnut St., Milford DE

ABOUT THE SHOW...

This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's celebrated novel explores the brutality of life in a mental institution with humor, candor, and unforgettable characters.

After being convicted of a petty crime, a charming, rebellious rogue named McMurphy contrives to serve his short sentence in an airy mental institution rather than in a prison. This, he soon learns, was a mistake.

He immediately clashes with the authoritarian head nurse, a fierce martinet named Nurse Ratched. Despite Ratched's strict reign, McMurphy quickly takes over the yard, leading others out of introversion, staging a revolt so that they can see the World Series on television, and arranging a rollicking midnight party with liquor and women. But McMurphy's brash insubordination has its consequences.

“One of the finest, most meaningful and most moving plays of recent times.”

– WPIX-TV

“Cuckoo is captivating.”

– New York Post

“Scarifying and powerful.”

– The New York Times

“Funny, touching, and exciting.”

– New York Daily News

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

is produced through special arrangement

with Concord Theatricals, New York, NY

THE CAST