the end is the future is now

the world premiere

a play/choreopoem/oral tradition adapted from Octavia Butler’s “Book of Martha” and “Speech Sounds” as well as Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ “Evidence”

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

dramaturgy: Katie Mae Ryan
scenic design: Mengyi Liu
costume design: Claire Shea Duncan and Emma Pollet
lighting design: Willem Hinterhoff
sound design: Sebastian Gutierrez

adapted from short stories by Octavia Butler and Alexis Pauline Gumbs

developed by Nicole Brewer, Mei Ann Teo, Katie Mae Ryan, Aysha Zackria, and The Entire Creative Team

photos: Louis Stein and Dave Rubin