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-in-chief by Ally Duvak September 11, 12 and 16-19 2026 at the UW Studio Theatre The editor-in-chief of a college newspaper tries in vain to keep the status quo intact as the impending 2016 presidential election looms large over the United States. While all eyes are on the national stage, problems strike much closer to home, threatening to upend not just the newspaper, but the very identities of its editors. Walden by Amy Berryman November 13, 14 and 18-21 2026 at the Gryphon Theatre In the near future, Stella and her fiancé, Bryan, are waiting at their remote cabin for Stella’s estranged twin sister, Cassie. Raised by their astronaut father to be NASA scientists, the twins have taken different paths: Cassie has just returned from a successful moon mission, while Stella left NASA behind. When Cassie arrives, old conflicts reignite, forcing the sisters to choose between life on Earth or pursuing a future in space, as humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. WALDEN is a thrilling and engrossing new play that wrestles between the gravitational pulls of duty and desire. After the Blast by Zoe Kazan February 26, 27 and March 3-6 2027 at the Cooper Center for Creative Arts After a global environmental disaster, humans have retreated to a sterile and bleak life underground, only made bearable thanks to chips implanted in their brains that can simulate tastes, smells, sights, and sounds. Ever hopeful that partial re-habitation is imminent, reproduction is strictly regulated in order to maintain genetic diversity. Against this bleak background, one couple desperately want to raise a child, but Anna’s depression prevents her from clearing the mental health exam. She is given hope when her husband Oliver brings her a helper robot to train for another family. As her mental health improves, she discovers a devastating truth that could turn society’s carefully constructed world upside down. PLUS Read, Rant, Relate in October 2026, February 2027, and April 2027 Dates TBD AND The Play/Write Showcase in May 2027 |