M has always had a complicated relationship with their parents. But when Greg gets a terminal diagnosis, their small family feels the pressure of time running out. Greg wants to expand his world, as he commits the rest of his life to fighting climate change, while his wife Viv wants nothing more than to keep Greg confined to their home. In this funny, biting, moving piece of meta-theatricality, M uses meta-theatricality and the joy of dance and theatre to explore themes of grief, dying, and our connection to the Earth.
NEW PLAY READING FESTIVAL 2024
People power plays. Plays power progress.
Join us for staged readings of exciting new works that are in keeping with our mission to bring you risky, adventurous plays that you won’t find anywhere else in Southern California, as well as surrounding events that celebrate the artists making the work.
July 20 @ 12 PM – The Care and Keeping of Schizophrenia (and Other Demons) by Gloria Oladipo
July 20 @ 4 PM – Octopus’s Garden by Weston Gaylord
July 21 @ 12 PM – You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! by Keiko Green
July 21 @ 4 PM – Horsegirl & Cowdaddy by DJ Hills
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Keiko Green is a playwright, screenwriter, and performer based out of Los Angeles and Seattle. Productions of her plays include: Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play (Old Globe), The Bed Trick (Seattle Shakespeare Company), Hells Canyon (Theater Mu), Sharon (Cygnet Theatre), Hometown Boy (Actor’s Express, Seattle Public Theater), and Nadeshiko (Sound Theatre Company). Her plays have been developed by the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, the Kennedy Center, National New Play Network, Playwrights Realm, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Atlantic Theatre Company. Awards: Gregory Award and San Diego Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Play, 2023 Kilroys Web. Keiko holds commissions from the Old Globe and Manhattan Theatre Club/Sloan Foundation. TV: Upcoming Hulu series Interior Chinatown. As an actor, Keiko has performed at the Denver Center of Performing Arts, Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT Theatre, NAATCO, and others. BFA: NYU Drama – Experimental Theatre Wing, MFA: UCSD Playwriting.
