Theater Masters’ Take Ten Volume 10

The Moon is Upside Down by Comfort Ifeoma Katchy (2 women) - The Moon is Upside Down is an exploration of what it means to have faith amidst crisis. The Quiet Rule by Connor Johnson (1 woman) - This play is an apology to all the people I have secretly gotten upset with for talking at the library. Usurpations by Natalie Lambert (3 women, 3 men) - A group of children collect what little scraps of writing are left in the fallout of a world in which words are being destroyed and forgotten. Carrots by Ally Merkel (2 men) - Best friends Jack and Everett shoot hoops the night before Jack is supposed to depart for a summer at piano camp - an event that Jack is determined to get himself out of, even if that means losing some appendages. 2052 by Gretchen Suárez-Peña (2 women, 1 man) - It’s not the end of the world, but it feels like it. Almost three billion have died so far and Isolde struggles to find the reasons for the losses - including that of his late girlfriend, Maite. The Courtship Ritual of Sandhill Cranes by Emma Watkins (2 femme actors) - Two docents at the Heart of Texas Natural History Museum contemplate what happens when you study your life instead of living it. A play in dioramas.