Miseducated
A story of resilience, mentorship, and the power of young voices to change the conversation – and the world.
By Rudi Goblen
Based on the book by Brandon P. Fleming
Commissioned and developed by Alliance Theatre
MISEDUCATED was developed with support from Alliance Theatre's James Anderson Prize
Directed by Teo Castellanos
Inspired by Brandon P. Fleming’s memoir, MISEDUCATED is a bold, immersive theatrical experience that places the audience in a high-stakes world of debate, memory, and self-discovery.
As a group of exceptional high school students from Atlanta prepares to compete in an elite Harvard debate program, their coach, Brandon, demands excellence—pushing them to sharpen their voices, their arguments, and their sense of purpose. But as his students prepare for the national stage, Brandon finds himself pulled into a surreal debate with the universe itself, where his past and present collide. Confronting the memories that shaped him and the choices that define him, he must argue for the meaning of his life and the possibility of transformation.
Told through electrifying debate rounds, music, and spoken word, MISEDUCATED moves between the classroom and a metaphysical debate hall where the stakes are no longer victory, but truth. As teacher and students challenge one another—and the systems around them—they discover that the most important argument is not made to win, but to claim the right to be heard.
By turns funny, fierce, and deeply moving, MISEDUCATED is a story of mentorship, resilience, and the radical possibility to rewrite your story.
Hertz Stage
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A story of resilience, mentorship, and the power of young voices to change the conversation – and the world.
JAN 27 – FEB 21, 2027
A story of resilience, mentorship, and the power of young voices to change the conversation – and the world.
By Rudi Goblen
Based on the book by Brandon P. Fleming
Commissioned and developed by Alliance Theatre
MISEDUCATED was developed with support from Alliance Theatre’s James Anderson Prize
Directed by Teo Castellanos
Inspired by Brandon P. Fleming’s memoir, MISEDUCATED is a bold, immersive theatrical experience that places the audience in a high-stakes world of debate, memory, and self-discovery.
As a group of exceptional high school students from Atlanta prepares to compete in an elite Harvard debate program, their coach, Brandon, demands excellence—pushing them to sharpen their voices, their arguments, and their sense of purpose. But as his students prepare for the national stage, Brandon finds himself pulled into a surreal debate with the universe itself, where his past and present collide. Confronting the memories that shaped him and the choices that define him, he must argue for the meaning of his life and the possibility of transformation.
Told through electrifying debate rounds, music, and spoken word, MISEDUCATED moves between the classroom and a metaphysical debate hall where the stakes are no longer victory, but truth. As teacher and students challenge one another—and the systems around them—they discover that the most important argument is not made to win, but to claim the right to be heard.
By turns funny, fierce, and deeply moving, MISEDUCATED is a story of mentorship, resilience, and the radical possibility to rewrite your story.
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