First Day in December

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Set in a fraternity house at the University of Pennsylvania, First Day in December captures the high-stakes pressure cooker of the first-ever Vietnam draft lottery.

03/18/2026

Only one weekend left to see this hilarious and heart-wrenching show! đź–¤

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Happy opening weekend to this amazing cast and creek! Two more weekends left to see First Day in December! Get your tick...
03/09/2026

Happy opening weekend to this amazing cast and creek! Two more weekends left to see First Day in December!

Get your tickets using the link in my bio!

03/07/2026

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The link to buy tickets to the show is in my bio! Or you can head to firstdayindecember.com and grab them there!

This show has everything I love about Theatre: empathy, education, entertainment, humor, and incredible storytelling. It’s only about an hour and 10 minutes and it runs from March 6 through the 22nd in the diversionary black box space.

Please come support live Theatre, it is really really important. 🙏

On December 1, 1969, the United States held the first Vietnam draft lottery of the war. Every eligible man born between ...
03/04/2026

On December 1, 1969, the United States held the first Vietnam draft lottery of the war. Every eligible man born between January 1, 1944 and December 31, 1950 was suddenly assigned a number that could determine whether he would be sent to fight in Vietnam.

That night, millions of Americans gathered around televisions and radios to watch the drawing live.

Inside a glass container were 366 capsules... one for every day of the year. Each capsule held a birth date. As the capsules were drawn, they were paired with numbers determining the order young men would be called into military service. A low number meant a very high chance of being drafted. A high number meant a better chance of staying home.

College dorms, fraternity houses, and living rooms across the country fell silent as birthdays were called.

Many young men learned that night that their futures had changed in a matter of seconds.

According to historical records, the highest number actually drafted from the 1969 lottery was 195. Anyone with a number below that line could expect to be called.

The photo attached shows the official results of that lottery... the list that millions of young Americans scanned anxiously, searching for their birthday and trying to understand what it meant for their future.

This tense and historic moment is brought to life in the powerful stage production First Day in December.

Tickets: https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/compulsion-dance-theatre/first-day-in-december

Set in a fraternity house at the University of Pennsylvania on the night of the first draft lottery, the play follows a group of college friends celebrating a birthday when the live broadcast begins. Over the course of 90 agonizing minutes, 366 birth dates are pulled, determining which young men will be sent to war—and which will be spared.

As the numbers come out, celebration turns into dread, friendships are tested, and the reality of the draft becomes impossible to ignore.

First Day in December captures the pressure, fear, and uncertainty of a night when an entire generation realized their lives could be decided by the luck of the draw.

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First Dress.First Day in DecemberMarch 3rdIf you were a male between the ages of 19 and 26 in 1969 and your birthday was...
03/04/2026

First Dress.
First Day in December
March 3rd

If you were a male between the ages of 19 and 26 in 1969 and your birthday was March 3rd, your number would have been 267. You would have been “safe”.

Tickets: https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/compulsion-dance-theatre/first-day-in-december

The show opens March 6 and plays through March 22. Do not miss this unique opportunity to witness a moment in history many have tried to forget.

Tech Rehearsal.The First Day in DecemberMarch 2nd. If you had been born on March 2nd and you were a male between the age...
03/03/2026

Tech Rehearsal.
The First Day in December
March 2nd.

If you had been born on March 2nd and you were a male between the ages of 19-27 your draft number would have been 29. You have been called to war.

Do not miss this show about this critical moment in history.

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03/01/2026

Use code Flash20 to get 20% off First Day in December tickets, this weekend only.

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Use code Flash 20 to get 20% off tickets to see the first night in December playing March 6-22 at the diversionary black...
03/01/2026

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Imagine turning on the TV on a regular Monday night—December 1, 1969—only to realize that your future is no longer your own. In a matter of hours, the U.S. government will flippantly assign you a low draft number, assuring you’ll be called to fight a war in a country you can’t even locate on a map.

First Day in December is more than a historical drama; it is a visceral exploration of the moment a generation’s innocence was lost to the luck of the draw. It is a haunting tribute to “a day that changed our lives forever.”

Set in a fraternity house at the University of Pennsylvania, First Day in December captures the high-stakes pressure cooker of the first-ever Vietnam draft lottery. What begins as a 21st birthday celebration for fraternity president Mike Harris, quickly descends into a night of desperation as the live radio broadcast begins. 366 capsules, each one containing a different birth date, are drawn over an excruciating 90 minutes to determine the order America’s young men will be called to fight in Vietnam. As the young men listen for their own birthdays, they also begin to turn on each other.

On an ordinary Monday night in 1969, young men gathered around a radio as draft numbers were pulled from a glass bin — t...
02/26/2026

On an ordinary Monday night in 1969, young men gathered around a radio as draft numbers were pulled from a glass bin — the first draft lottery since WWII. In one corner: cheers, beers, relief. In the other: silence, sobbing, the crushing realization that the year ahead might end in Vietnam.

“Who knew the day we were born would become a death sentence?”

First Day in December, directed by award-winning Michael Mizerany, is a gripping new play that puts the spotlight not just on the Vietnam War — but on the draft lottery that decided who went.

It’s a story of patriotism and protest. Of luck and loss. Of the brothers who came home… and the ones who didn’t.

If you’ve ever wondered what it felt like to have your future decided by chance, this is the show you need to see.

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Grab your seats now and experience the night that changed everything.

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02/25/2026

Is it love? Is it a last chance at freedom? Come find out March 6th! 🤫

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