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JEFF
GRACE

BIRTHDAY
CANDLES
by Noah Haidle
Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her significance in the universe. Soon enough, it's her 18th birthday. Then her 41st. Her 50th. Her 70th, and so on. Weaving together themes of family, friendship, tradition, growth and mortality, this poignant play follows the highlights and heartbreaks of the Ashworth family through five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century.
BIRTHDAY CANDLES
written by NOAH HAIDLE
directed by JEFF GRACE
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Knox College | HARBACH THEATRE
February 26, 27, 28, 2026
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