Critically acclaimed and award winning author Lillian Hellman’s, The Children’s Hour is a controversial, ground-breaking classic drama. The Children’s Hour is a powerful tale that centers on Karen Wright and Martha Dobie, two young women who have spent years working toward their dream of running a successful school for young ladies. But when one of their more troublesome students runs away, she creates a lie so shocking that it can only be whispered. The scandal that follows will throw their lives into turmoil and destroy everything they hold dear.