The Housing Situation on Neptune

by NJ Draine

Sisters Kiki and Alma know that living in a burning country owned by a technocrat trillionaire warlord is kind of a drag, but at least the internet service is reliable. And, honestly, it’s not that bad. Just a few tips: avoid the Red Zone if you can; always keep a gas mask handy; and have an active Playground© subscription for those days when you wanna leave this reality and escape into VR (which will be often)...

Sisters Kiki and Alma know that living in a burning country owned by a technocrat trillionaire warlord is kind of a drag, but at least the internet service is reliable. And, honestly, it’s not that bad. Just a few tips: avoid the Red Zone if you can; always keep a gas mask handy; and have an active Playground© subscription for those days when you wanna leave this reality and escape into VR (which will be often). Also, steer clear of ANYONE even remotely adjacent to the Resistance. NJ Draine’s new play is a frightening, absurd romp in a world so strange it starts to feel familiar.

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The Housing Situation on Neptune

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  • Aly Kantor: The Housing Situation on Neptune

    If you find yourself seeing our reality through a mirror, darkly, this absurd, surprisingly terrifying play will illuminate our trajectory for you. It's a profoundly imaginative glimpse into a heightened future version of our reality, in which our current struggles with inequity, climate change, AI, and extremism are allowed to escalate. Filled with stunning stage pictures, original music, and deeply human pain, there is something for everyone to relate to in this brilliantly bizarre collage of late, late capitalistic chaos.

    If you find yourself seeing our reality through a mirror, darkly, this absurd, surprisingly terrifying play will illuminate our trajectory for you. It's a profoundly imaginative glimpse into a heightened future version of our reality, in which our current struggles with inequity, climate change, AI, and extremism are allowed to escalate. Filled with stunning stage pictures, original music, and deeply human pain, there is something for everyone to relate to in this brilliantly bizarre collage of late, late capitalistic chaos.

  • Conor McShane: The Housing Situation on Neptune

    A stunning speculative epic that touches on nearly every anxiety we face in the world today: climate grief, income inequality, the corporate undermining of our government, the rise of artificial intelligence, and so much more, but doesn't forget to center everything around what's most important: the characters. It practically leaps off the page, and I would love to see it fully staged in the way it deserves to be.

    A stunning speculative epic that touches on nearly every anxiety we face in the world today: climate grief, income inequality, the corporate undermining of our government, the rise of artificial intelligence, and so much more, but doesn't forget to center everything around what's most important: the characters. It practically leaps off the page, and I would love to see it fully staged in the way it deserves to be.

  • Shaun Leisher: The Housing Situation on Neptune

    A breath-taking play about what it means to be a good person in a dystopian plutocracy. This play really knocked my socks off. I need to see it done ASAP. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!!

    A breath-taking play about what it means to be a good person in a dystopian plutocracy. This play really knocked my socks off. I need to see it done ASAP. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization A Red Orchid Theatre, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Steppenwolf Lookout Series, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Goodman Theater Future Labs, Year 2022

Awards

  • Best Stage Play
    Austin Film Festival
    Winner
    2023