Hello, Earthlings!

in The Comet & UFO Crew’s group text, the leader claims that something strange passed overhead - for real this time! and so begins a week-long stakeout. the rules include: no phones, don’t get distracted, & take care of the telescope. Hello, Earthlings! is a diorama of a multigenerational bunch of Believers exploring choices vs destiny, the weight of possibility, & how to let go of the past to face the future.

in The Comet & UFO Crew’s group text, the leader claims that something strange passed overhead - for real this time! and so begins a week-long stakeout. the rules include: no phones, don’t get distracted, & take care of the telescope. Hello, Earthlings! is a diorama of a multigenerational bunch of Believers exploring choices vs destiny, the weight of possibility, & how to let go of the past to face the future.

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Hello, Earthlings!

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  • Shaun Leisher: Hello, Earthlings!

    I loved this play!! A play about community and believing in the unexplainable. I was so moved by the stories of these six people and their different relationships to the possibility of aliens. I loved the intimate moments all these characters get to have with each other. I love how they all change throughout the play. I loved seeing relationships bloom and evolve over time. The ending was incredible and I can't wait to see what a creative team can do to pull it off. Produce this play.

    I loved this play!! A play about community and believing in the unexplainable. I was so moved by the stories of these six people and their different relationships to the possibility of aliens. I loved the intimate moments all these characters get to have with each other. I love how they all change throughout the play. I loved seeing relationships bloom and evolve over time. The ending was incredible and I can't wait to see what a creative team can do to pull it off. Produce this play.

  • Jackson Rodriguez Castello: Hello, Earthlings!

    By the time I reached the end of this play, my body was in chills and I was moved to tears. It takes such an insightful look at faith, loss, and chosen family, and Turner's wisdom and empathy is felt on every page. This is my favorite kind of play--- the stakes are quite literally life or death, but Erin explores them with tenderness and profound simplicity, finding gravity in the "in between" moments and distilling life's greatest questions into characters anyone can find themselves in.

    By the time I reached the end of this play, my body was in chills and I was moved to tears. It takes such an insightful look at faith, loss, and chosen family, and Turner's wisdom and empathy is felt on every page. This is my favorite kind of play--- the stakes are quite literally life or death, but Erin explores them with tenderness and profound simplicity, finding gravity in the "in between" moments and distilling life's greatest questions into characters anyone can find themselves in.

  • Parker Davis Gray: Hello, Earthlings!

    Hello, Earthlings! is a beautiful story of belonging, purpose, and found family. Erin's signature tones of kindness and wisdom in the face of adversity is ever-present, but the stakes and the nuance of humanity isn't lost because of it. Each character is so wonderfully rich and complex that any actor would be excited to sink their teeth in. While this group of extraterrestrial enthusiasts feel their destinies lie in the stars, the connection they crave might just be in their own backyard.

    Hello, Earthlings! is a beautiful story of belonging, purpose, and found family. Erin's signature tones of kindness and wisdom in the face of adversity is ever-present, but the stakes and the nuance of humanity isn't lost because of it. Each character is so wonderfully rich and complex that any actor would be excited to sink their teeth in. While this group of extraterrestrial enthusiasts feel their destinies lie in the stars, the connection they crave might just be in their own backyard.

LEIGH - 30s. white or white-passing. she/her
PALOMA - late 20s. Latina. she/her
ETTA - 50s-60s. Black. she/her
JC - 18. POC. they/them
DEVEREAUX - late 20s. Black. she/her
CHOSEN - 18. Black. he/him

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization SheDFW Arts, Year 2025
  • Type Reading, Organization Second Thought Theatre, Year 2024