New Golden Age
- Full Length Play, Drama, Science Fiction, The Future
- 2M, 2F, 1M or F
- ISBN: 9780573710964
In the New Normal, two sisters face a big tech dystopia. Professor Lin leads the resistance with her students, while her sister Polly attempts a perilous inside maneuver. A story of memory, intimacy and revolution.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama, Science Fiction
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: The Future
- Target Audience: Adult
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
New Golden Age is a revolutionary tale about reclaiming human connection in an age driven by data.
REVIEWS:
"Hartman does one better than Orwell."
TheaterMania
"Structured like a Greek tragedy, [New Golden Age] imagines the dark consequences of an extremely online future as two sisters struggle to connect IRL."
The New York Times
Characters
- Casting: 2M, 2F, 1M or F
- Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Role(s) for Black Actor(s), Role(s) for Non-Binary Actor(s), Role(s) for Asian Actor(s)
POLLY – A broke creative person. A superpower listener. White, mid twenties. He/him.
SILAS – An employed creative person. A powerful listener. Black, mid twenties. He/him.
JACE – The student leader of Lin’s movement. Wears a kilt. Bright hair, possibly green. Any race, early twenties. They/them or she/her.
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In the New Normal, two sisters face a big tech dystopia. Sunlight, founded by a boy genius, has expanded during the Pause, bringing every corner of our lives InLight. Now folk-hero Professor Lin defends the Right to the Dark, while her sister Polly attempts a perilous inside maneuver with a new gig InLight. Will we ever meet unobserved again? |
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