Alum Paul GIamatti (MIO ’89) is starring in A.R.T.’s new production of Eugène Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros”, directed by Diane Paulus.

From A.R.T.: Everything seems normal one Sunday morning…until it’s not. One by one, friends and colleagues transform into rhinoceroses, and Berenger is forced to decide: will he follow the crowd or stand his ground? As resonant as when it premiered in the wake of the Second World War, Rhinoceros reminds us of the importance of holding on to our humanity amidst mounting pressures to conform. Eugène Ionesco’s landmark play is staged in a new adaptation by A.R.T. based on Derek Prouse’s seminal translation.

“Rhinoceros” runs from 14 August to 27 September at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, MA.