Fairy Tales in the Sun - Adventure Theatre MTC Commission
I am thrilled to share that my one-act play The Flood in the Future has been featured in Adventure Theatre MTC’s Fairy Tales in the Sun, along with D.C. playwright Michelle Lynch’s From Cinders to Ella. This is the first in-person production since the pandemic for Adventure Theatre and myself !
I received the commission from Adventure Theatre last year on creating a TYA piece inspired by a flood myth. As a big fan of world mythology, I immediately thought of one of the famous Chinese flood myths— Goddess Nü Wa amending the broken sky. I loved that instead of trying to survive the apocalyptic flood, gods and humans in Chinese mythology often choose to fix the problem by collaborating with the whole community. I found that really inspiring for our pressing climate change crisis. What can we do facing such an epic, foreboding global disaster? I took and breath and wrote a script about a girl saving our planet by starting at her home. We then workshopped the play with a fabulous local cast. I am incredible grateful for my dramaturg Divinia Shorter and Artistic Director Chil Kong, who have been supportive and encouraging to me from day one.
Nothing can replace live-theatre, especially live-performance on beautiful summer days. I’ve seen parents bringing their children— as little as a few month old to see our show. One eight-year-old girl came to me and said, “I really love your message and the humor!” During the intermission, the multi-talented actors danced with the audience on the grass. Moments like this make me smile. Theatre is about community. Changing the world for better takes the whole community.
Our show runs from July 10th through September 6th, and is directed by VA-based director Stan Kang. Tickets can be ordered here.
Our lovely ensemble cast include: Alex De Bard, Zoe Elene Bernabe, Dylan Arredondo, Jasmine Proctor, Alex Reeves, and Rebecca Ballinger.
“This play makes it easy for kids to cause and effect in relation to water pollution."
Hannah Wing, Broadway Review