If You Want to View Paradise, a play written by local playwright, Shane Everett, will have it's world premiere in Springfield.

Fifteen years ago, five kids toured the best candy factory in the world and four left picking up the pieces of their lives. Now grown up, those kids meet again to talk through what happened to them that day and how they’ve tried to move on.

Performances run December 6 and 7 at 7:30 pm, and December 8 at 2 pm (house opens 15 minutes before showtime).

Rated: PG-13

Featuring: Samantha Bowman, Jake Cannon, Alex Diehl, DeLaney Henley, Artemis Leo, Keisha McMillen, and Elaina Vanderflught.

Runtime: 2 hours, including one 15 minute intermission.

Trigger Warnings:
- Mentions of mental health struggles (eating disorders, self-harm, familial trauma)
- Depictions of physical violence.