Whole New Worlds: How Science Fiction Is Materializing Onstage
What are today’s science fiction and fantasy plays but a kind of modern mythology?
All Stories About sci-fi theatre
What Is a Science Fiction Play Anyway?
Christina Anderson, Madeline George, and Mac Rogers discuss how they put science in their fiction, pulp in their living-room drama, and speculation in their history.
How to Write Sci-Fi for the Stage, in 7 Easy Steps
Can plays compete with mass entertainment in spinning tales of aliens, robots, and monsters? Seems to be working for some of us.
The Future of the Past in Jordan Harrison’s ‘Marjorie Prime’
A new play about loss and memory contemplates a world full of eternal afterimages—‘primes’—that can learn to look and act like us. But how will they feel?
Joe Iconis, Back at the Intersection of Young and Awkward in ‘Be More Chill’
A new musical based on Ned Vizzini’s young-adult novel follows a high schooler jonesing for chill pill, literally.
Sci-Fest Boldly Goes Where Few Have Gone Before: Putting Sci-Fi Onstage
In theatricalizing a genre well represented on film and TV, the one-act festival highlights the form’s unique storytelling value.
Humana 2015: Pig Iron Launches a Gay Space Opera
Inspired equally by ‘Star Wars’ and Charles Ludlam, the Philly troupe’s ‘I Promised Myself to Live Faster’ explores the intersection of tween sexual awakening and sci-fi fantasy.
‘The Uncanny Valley’ Plays In Boise
The new play by Dwayne Blackaller and Matthew Cameron Clark questions what it means to be human.
Geek Theatre Moves the Outsiders into the Spotlight
The increasing amount of Geek theatre comments on many themes, but really aims to feature the under dog.
You’ve Been Steampunked
From musicals to Shakespeare, goggles and gears are the look du jour.
