Generation Now Reading Series RSVP
Thank you for your interest in Generation Now’s first reading series, featuring three brand-new commissioned plays from our Generation Now cohort! Generation Now, an initiative generously funded by the Mellon Foundation, seeks to create 16 new plays/musicals for multigenerational audiences and is a collaborative effort between CTC, Ma-Yi Theater, Latino Theater Company, Native Voices, and Penumbra Theatre Company.
We’d love for you to see these brand-new plays in development and get your feedback on what you witnessed after the reading. Simply select the dates/times you are available and interested in by OCTOBER 11, 2024. This is a FREE event; your RSVP confirms your seat for the reading.
Readings
Level Up
Thursday, October 17 at 4:30pm
Located in the Bazinet Rehearsal Hall
By Gabriel Rivas Gomez, directed by Fidel Gomez
Join our protagonist Desi as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery through real and virtual worlds in a quest to save her dog and be reunited with her mom. In the world of her videogame, Desi and her family transform into larger-than-life videogame heroes and find what it means to live as your authentic self IRL.
One Small Alice
Friday, October 18 at 4:30pm
Located in the Bazinet Rehearsal Hall
By Ifa Bayeza
A reimagining of Lewis Carrol’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, One Small Alice centers on Alice as a young girl escaping to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Small Alice’s big journey speaks to themes of independence, identity, community, and what mystery and curiosity await in freedom.
Comanche Girl on the Moon
Friday, October 18 at 7:30pm
Located in the Bazinet Rehearsal Hall
By Dustin Tahmahkera, directed by Michael Winn
Comanche Girl on the Moon is an interplanetary adventure that follows Petu, a young Comanche girl, in her flight to the moon to reconnect with her late grandmother. She encounters mystical characters and friends along the way and tells a story that honors and celebrates Comanche artists and storytellers before her.