Dystopian Plays

"Between climate disasters, dark political currents, and general doomscrolling, playwrights can be forgiven if they're in a bit of a dark mood, working apocalyptic and dystopian themes into their scripts to match the prevailing undercurrents of life today. Recently I have seen a noticeable number of such pessimistic scripts: more than could fit on one NPX list. If you're ready to contemplate the end of the world onstage, try reading one of these recent apocalyptic-ish plays."—playwright Greg Lam