Meet John Doe April 1, 2011

Porchlight Music Theatre presents 'Meet John Doe,' featuring music by Andrew Gerle, lyrics by Eddie Sugarman and book by Andrew Gerle and Eddie Sugarman, with additional Story by Matt August. In a last-ditch effort to save her job, a newspaper columnist fabricates an anonymous letter from a reader threatening suicide over the state of the nation. Capitalizing on the public's reaction to the letter, she convinces the paper not only to keep her employed, but to hire an out of work baseball player to be her "John Doe." But can a social movement borne from a media ruse succeed as a catalyst for change?