Southwest Minnesota State University Theatre presents Machinal, February 23-26, 2023 For more information visit: https://www.smsu.edu/academics/programs/theatrearts/2022-2023-season.html Inspired by a 1920's true-crime murder, this classic expressionist drama is still timely today. Machinal examines how a purposeless, mechanized life with no autonomy drives a woman to desperate measures, and how cultural, economic, and legal factors ultimately shape her fate.