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ADAPTIVE RADIATION

Four youths are catapulted into whimsical chaos by a strange, contagious, other-worldly spec of light. A mystical, energetic comedy that asks us to look into our assumptions about adulthood, career and education as we reflect on the need to take action, before falling prey to the existential blackness inhibiting our contemporary world.

An energetic, alternative rom-com. ​

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90 minutes

CAST

2 w, 2 m, 1 nb/w

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PRODUCTION HISTORY

Denizen Theatre, New Paltz, NY (world prem)

Clarence Brown Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NY, NY

 

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

The Playwrights' Center

Artists' Repertory Theatre

"The show’s metaphysical elements are refreshingly unconcerned with their own mechanics and, instead, earnestly exhort viewers to take an active role in interpreting the play’s none-too-obvious position on self-actualization and modern existential dread. For 90 enchanted minutes, the story blurs the line between magic and reality just enough for viewers to ask whether the literal “radiation” wreaking havoc on the characters’ world might also exist, figuratively, in themselves as a wonderful and terrifying potential to let a little wonder into their own lives." -Full Review

"As strange as the journey is for the four protagonists, it's a heck of a lot of fun for the audience. "  - Full Review

"A word of warning—you’ll want to be sharp and alert when you attend Adaptive Radiation. One joy of this production is that there is a boatload of subtle drama and humor, both in dialog and in action. Don’t blink—you won’t want to miss a thing" - Full Review

"-the play charmingly careens off the edge of reality into a marvelously whimsical sort of chaos where the audience is asked to read between the lines in a wink-wink-nudge-nudge process and place what they see in the context of the characters’ journey to self-discovery."- Full Review

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