Relative Theatrics Free Reading of THE CHILDREN by Lucy Kirkwood

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Relative Theatrics presents a free reading of THE CHILDREN by Lucy Kirkwood as part of its Read, Rant, Relate program.
Presented alongside the Material Slip Exhibition
Featuring J Shogren, Laurie Richmond, and Glenda Earl. Discussion proctored by Peter Parolin.

January 23, 2020 - 6pm - UW Art Museum (2111 E Willett Dr.)
Free! - Refreshments Provided

Two retired nuclear scientists reside in an isolated cottage by the sea as the world around them crumbles. Together they are going to live forever on yogurt and yoga, until an old friend arrives with a frightening request.
“[THE CHILDREN] raises profound questions about whether having children sharpens, or diminishes, one’s sense of social responsibility…a genuinely disturbing play: one not simply about nuclear power but about the heavy price we may pay in the future for the profligacy of the present.” —Guardian (UK).
“…a richly suggestive and beautifully written piece of work…Kirkwood is the most rewarding dramatist of her generation.” —The Independent (London).
“THE CHILDREN is tantalisingly hard to define: it is about aging and responsibility…It is very English, somewhat menacing, and often funny…What THE CHILDREN is not is a polemic about the oft-cited irresponsibility of baby boomers; instead it rather penetratingly asks what they owe younger generations, exactly.” —Time Out London.

Read, Rant, Relate is a free play-reading program funded in part by the Wyoming Humanities. Experience a new piece of dramatic literature in a unique setting with Relative Theatrics and the University of Wyoming Art Museum. Participants will engage directly with modern plays by listening to actor led readings of the texts, then joining discussions breaking down the thematic elements of the works and their relevance to today's society.

Material Slip: http://www.uwyo.edu/artmuseum/exhibitions/upcoming/material-slip/