Media Arts Council (MAC) continues its new playreading series on 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13 with “Acute Exposure” by August Hakvaag.
In the small town of Loving, New Mexico, Dell has a mission: to tell the people of the far-flung future that there is a dangerous store of nuclear waste hidden below the ground. Her neighbor and morbidly curious classmate, Mara, comes along for the ride after they’re assigned to work on a project together for English class. As they grow closer, and the enormity of what’s buried in their backyard sinks in, they find that their relationship is changing them: for better, for worse, forever. When Dell’s path out of town becomes uncertain, the two will have to choose what they bring with them into their futures, and what they leave behind.
Esther Cohen directs the reading.
Cast:
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Dell: Mersha Wambua
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Mara: Jia Weingard
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Mrs. Gastrock / Stage Directions: Colleen Leste
About the Playwright
August Hakvaag is a Philadelphia playwright and currently part of the PlayPenn Foundry program.
Reading begins 7:30 PM
Tickets $10 at Acute Exposure by August Hakvaag | MAC Original Playreading Series — Media Arts Council