Script Tease: After the Blast
Script Tease: After the Blast
by Zoe Kazan
Directed by Andy Head
October 26, 2025
After the Blast is a dystopian story about isolation, resilience, artificial intelligence, and hope. The world as we know it has ended and the survivors now live in cities deep underground, awaiting a return to the surface. As humanity struggles to endure, Anna and her partner Oliver hope to have a baby, and enlist the assistance of Arthur, a home-helper robot, to aid them in passing society’s strict fertility regulations.
Content Disclosure: This show contains mentions of depression, trauma, grief, and existential anxiety.
SCRIPT TEASE: Staged Readings and Play Development Series
This stripped-down performance style puts raw acting choices at center stage. Performers will be cast from joint auditions at the beginning of each semester and will be joined by a team of student stage managers, lighting and sound designers, and dramaturgs. For each play, a focused rehearsal period will lead up to the public performance taking place in the Glass Box Theater where performers will have scripts-in-hand for our first two readings, and then be a part of a more fully produced show for our final developmental play collaboration with Farm Theatre. After the reading, audiences are welcome to stay for our post-show dialogue to deepen their engagement with the script. Interpreters and captions will be provided. Performances are free to the public.
Event Snapshot
When and Where
Who
Open to the Public
Interpreter Requested?
Yes