Children of the Sun

by Matt Minnicino

In Moscow, the people are rioting. Soldiers fire into the crowd.
In the village, protestors march against the injustice of the Tsar
and there's something in the water making everyone sick
But Yelena and Pavel Protasov are going to stop all that, with science, art, and hope
Probably

(adapted a lot from the 1905 play by Maxim Gorky)

In Moscow, the people are rioting. Soldiers fire into the crowd.
In the village, protestors march against the injustice of the Tsar
and there's something in the water making everyone sick
But Yelena and Pavel Protasov are going to stop all that, with science, art, and hope
Probably

(adapted a lot from the 1905 play by Maxim Gorky)

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  • Katie Orenstein: Children of the Sun by Matt Minnicino
    “

    this play is so f*&^ing good i remember i left the reading breathless and unable to think. dear god, the way Matt connects 1905 russia to now is terrifyingly deft and easy. what a taut drama about whether intellectuals have any positive impact on society at all and why we cannot let the elitists OR the anti-elitists win. And funny, too!

    (tbqh Brendan Dalton could do a reading of the tax code and make it dramatically compelling but it's not just that.)

    this play is so f*&^ing good i remember i left the reading breathless and unable to think. dear god, the way Matt connects 1905 russia to now is terrifyingly deft and easy. what a taut drama about whether intellectuals have any positive impact on society at all and why we cannot let the elitists OR the anti-elitists win. And funny, too!

    (tbqh Brendan Dalton could do a reading of the tax code and make it dramatically compelling but it's not just that.)

    ”
  • Liba Vaynberg: Children of the Sun by Matt Minnicino
    “

    I love this play--it is young and old all at once. An adaptation of the essence of Gorky that probes at what makes us human and how money, science, love, and revolution configure us in relation to our own humanity. It is epic and intimate, and Matt's prose is a hilarious cutting delight.

    I love this play--it is young and old all at once. An adaptation of the essence of Gorky that probes at what makes us human and how money, science, love, and revolution configure us in relation to our own humanity. It is epic and intimate, and Matt's prose is a hilarious cutting delight.

    ”