In THE REFUGEES, a jaded queen and her woke children struggle to answer that question, each side fiercely opposed over whether their prosperous realm should offer asylum to masses of immigrants displaced by climate change. With wild intrigue and a satirical bite, both sides go to dangerous lengths to justify their positions.
Set in an imagined world that blends...
Who do we let in?
In THE REFUGEES, a jaded queen and her woke children struggle to answer that question, each side fiercely opposed over whether their prosperous realm should offer asylum to masses of immigrants displaced by climate change. With wild intrigue and a satirical bite, both sides go to dangerous lengths to justify their positions.
Set in an imagined world that blends Ancient Greek myth with the realities of today, THE REFUGEES electrifies one of the most urgent issues of our time with humor, humanity, and a passionate appeal to the power of civic engagement.
Terrific for colleges/universities seeking plays with diverse and plentiful casting opportunities!
Casting should be intentionally diverse. No particular grouping within the show should
be homogenous. The Argives should not be all white, the refugees should not be all
people of color, or vice versa. This is to distance the story of this play from any overly
explicit comparisons to specific contemporary dynamics. The exploration of
outsider/insider and haves/have-nots should feel like it implicates everyone.