Set near Salt Lake City, RED DAYS, the searing new play from Utah writer Rachel Bublitz, may sound like another entry in a long line of dystopian visions, but the climate forecast here isn't vague or distant. Instead, it's already happening.
In a story determined to find hope and perseverance in a precarious status quo, RED DAYS follows high school athlete Dianna and her overbearing coach, who is also her mother, as they attempt life-as-usual. There are gritty practices, first loves, and summer internships, but as conditions worsen and designer masks can do only so much, Dianna must face the reality of her adolescence in Utah: the air is already killing her, and she and her generation must do everything possible to reverse the current trends.
Inspired by the already toxic air and chronic health conditions hovering over Utah, RED DAYS tells a local climate story that deserves global attention. New York audiences need only recall Canadian wildfires to remember that red can be both a warning and the color of our precious, threatened air.
This collaboration between Adjusted Realists and Utah's Weber State University will play a limited engagement at the Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres May 31-June 9.
ADJUSTED REALISTS in association with Weber State University presents RED DAYS By Rachel Bublitz Directed by Jeremiah Maestas and Steve Kaliski
Starring Jennifer Adams*, Taylor Garlick, Grace Maria Hernandez, Rachel McPhee*
Intimacy and Choreography Matt Mastromatteo Scenic Design Porter Lance Lighting Design Jessica Greenberg Costume Design Citlali Urquiza Sound Design and Compositions Matt Sherwin Assistant Director Lily Hilden Production Stage Manager Lyndsey Barratt *These Actors are appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association. This production is a Equity Approved Showcase.
May 31-June 9, 2024 Tickets: $35
A.R.T./New York Theatres Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre 502 West 53rd Street (at 10th Ave) New York, NY 10019 C/E to 50th Street, N/R/W to 49th Street, 1 to 50th Street, B/D to 7th Av
Performance space for this production was subsidized by the A.R.T./New York Theatres Rental Subsidy Fund, a program of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York).
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