Having engaged the evening before in a highly inappropriate display of public affection on the main lawn of their rural New England campus, two lecturers on the poems of William Blake must now, in class, either apologize for their behavior or effectively justify it to keep their jobs.

Praise for There Is a Happiness That Morning Is

“Masterful. .. this is what theater is supposed to be.” —Houston Press

“Savagely funny… Maher’s ‘There Is a Happiness That Morning Is’ is a joy, an unexpectedly raucous celebration of art and ardor—and public sex.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Delightfully original… If you prize imagination, intelligence and genuine passion, you’ll be on cloud nine through all 90 minutes of this utterly unpredictable experience… With its grace, wit and profusion of clever rhymes, the language alone is reason enough to attend… There is an exhilaration that true inspiration brings—and that’s exactly the high delivered by There Is a Happiness That Morning Is.” —Houston Chronicle

“Maher’s most powerful play to date…soul shaking.” —Chicago Reader

“An enjoyably lunatic endeavor.” —Chicago Tribune

“A bizarre, brilliant play that is capable of reordering your brain a bit.” —Austin Chronicle

“Consistently and thrillingly entertaining.” —Cleveland Scene

“90 witty and entertaining minutes of poetic and comic bliss.” —Cleveland Jewish News

“Almost endlessly engaging and frequently hilarious.” —Time Out Chicago

“Riveting and wonderfully ridiculous.” —News-Herald

“Funny, witty, literate, and profound.” —Windy City Times

“Fun, stark, strange, and ridiculous.” —Broadway World