Rizing

by Jason Tseng

FULL LENGTH: Rizing is set many years after the zombie apocalypse in Shelter, the last living city on Earth. Infected family members, friends, and lovers have been rehabilitated thanks to a daily regimen of drugs and therapy, but the uninfected that have brought them back do not trust them. Now the drugs are starting to wear off, and Shelter’s two-tiered society is poised on the verge of all-out war. Characters...

FULL LENGTH: Rizing is set many years after the zombie apocalypse in Shelter, the last living city on Earth. Infected family members, friends, and lovers have been rehabilitated thanks to a daily regimen of drugs and therapy, but the uninfected that have brought them back do not trust them. Now the drugs are starting to wear off, and Shelter’s two-tiered society is poised on the verge of all-out war. Characters on both sides must choose between rebuilding the world as it was and creating a new one by force.

All roles are written open gender and can be played by actors of any gender.

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  • Nick Malakhow: Rizing

    I loved this epic collision of drama/sci-fi/horror/post-apocalyptic story. Tseng clearly has a knack for world building, and they fully establish an intriguing society rife with social and political divisions. This peek beyond the initial chaos of a zombie outbreak gives us a really fascinating look into how society might reorganize and reprioritize after a world-ending crisis with believable threads of xenophobia and prejudice still guiding legislation and one-on-one interactions. I appreciated how this could be allegorically linked to everything from the AIDS crisis to immigration to brutal...

    I loved this epic collision of drama/sci-fi/horror/post-apocalyptic story. Tseng clearly has a knack for world building, and they fully establish an intriguing society rife with social and political divisions. This peek beyond the initial chaos of a zombie outbreak gives us a really fascinating look into how society might reorganize and reprioritize after a world-ending crisis with believable threads of xenophobia and prejudice still guiding legislation and one-on-one interactions. I appreciated how this could be allegorically linked to everything from the AIDS crisis to immigration to brutal authority. Like all great sci-fi, contemporary connections abound.

  • Kari Bentley-Quinn: Rizing

    RIZING was my introduction to Jason's work, and the play that got him accepted into our Propulsion Lab writer's group. Jason has a skill for world building, and a knack for writing about LGBT issues that doesn't feel forced or preachy, and RIZING is an intriguing combination of those skills.

    RIZING was my introduction to Jason's work, and the play that got him accepted into our Propulsion Lab writer's group. Jason has a skill for world building, and a knack for writing about LGBT issues that doesn't feel forced or preachy, and RIZING is an intriguing combination of those skills.

Character Information

  • Hex
    Hex is charming, certain, and charismatic. They are the leader of an insurgency and religious movement of former zombies, resisting their oppression at the hands of the Z- authority.
    Character Age
    An yAge
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Judson Memorial Church Bailout Theater, Year 2016

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Flux Theatre Ensemble, Year 2016