Apocalypse Dating Play

by Jarrett McCreary

Against the backdrop of war and environmental collapse, a mysterious and chaotic stranger invites four people to an exclusive game show. The prize: a safe haven. The price of failure: execution. The quest: finding love. Through grand virtual reality simulations and achingly intimate human moments, this play examines our need to connect in the face of catastrophe, and the drive to find hope in the midst of...

Against the backdrop of war and environmental collapse, a mysterious and chaotic stranger invites four people to an exclusive game show. The prize: a safe haven. The price of failure: execution. The quest: finding love. Through grand virtual reality simulations and achingly intimate human moments, this play examines our need to connect in the face of catastrophe, and the drive to find hope in the midst of hopelessness.

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  • Jacqueline Goldfinger: Apocalypse Dating Play

    APOCALYPSE has it all. Well-written characters, thoughtful social commentary, terrific comedic moments, and love. The synopsis says that it has a "drive to find hope the midst of hopelessness" which is exactly what we need right now as we go into yet another year of COVID craziness. Hope as a thing with feathers but also with complex questions, imperfect characters, and truthful humor. This play should be on stages across he country.

    APOCALYPSE has it all. Well-written characters, thoughtful social commentary, terrific comedic moments, and love. The synopsis says that it has a "drive to find hope the midst of hopelessness" which is exactly what we need right now as we go into yet another year of COVID craziness. Hope as a thing with feathers but also with complex questions, imperfect characters, and truthful humor. This play should be on stages across he country.

  • Interact Theatre Company: Apocalypse Dating Play

    InterAct Theatre Company presented APOCALYPSE DATING PLAY as part of our 7th Annual Core Playwrights Weekend in December 2019. Jarrett's vibrant theatricality is on full display in this piece, playing on the genre of science fiction and pushing the boundaries of theatrical imagination. APOCALYPSE DATING PLAY is unabashed in its hopefulness, bravely reckoning with trauma while refusing to make it the final word. We are proud to have contributed to the life of this piece.

    InterAct Theatre Company presented APOCALYPSE DATING PLAY as part of our 7th Annual Core Playwrights Weekend in December 2019. Jarrett's vibrant theatricality is on full display in this piece, playing on the genre of science fiction and pushing the boundaries of theatrical imagination. APOCALYPSE DATING PLAY is unabashed in its hopefulness, bravely reckoning with trauma while refusing to make it the final word. We are proud to have contributed to the life of this piece.

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Apocalypse Dating Play

    This play is a brilliant exploration of real life in the guise of a game with a host (like the host of hosts?) and really high stakes (our lives). The challenge - whether or not we can open ourselves to each other in spite of our traumas so that we can survive. Winning depends on our abilities to be vulnerable! McCreary has created an intense play that I find highly relatable and true.

    This play is a brilliant exploration of real life in the guise of a game with a host (like the host of hosts?) and really high stakes (our lives). The challenge - whether or not we can open ourselves to each other in spite of our traumas so that we can survive. Winning depends on our abilities to be vulnerable! McCreary has created an intense play that I find highly relatable and true.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Interact Theatre Company, Year 2019