Harper Joy Theater presents Evgeny Schwartz’ The Dragon, a darkly funny political satire disguised as a fairytale. Terrorized by a wicked dragon, a town gets a chance for freedom with the arrival of Sir Lancelot. On the surface, what looks like a fantastical world filled with shadow puppets, talking cats, and live music reveals itself to be a timely exploration of autocracy and its corrupting effects on the human soul. The Dragon is a hilarious and scorching satire of authoritarianism and the mechanisms it uses to control people. Appropriate for all ages.