A live reading series featuring new science fiction from Cole and special guest writers, underscored with futurist soundscapes by accomplished musicians. Two writers spin original science fiction, and one musician underscores the readings with complementary auditory landscapes. We focus on Science Fiction because we need to be thinking of the future as a society, for a multitude of reasons: we need to be seeing and talking about ourselves and each other in new ways- seeing people of color, women, queer folks, and immigrants in the future- showing folks in positions of power, showing different ways of leading, etc. Society also needs to think about the effects of continuing to mistreat the planet, humans, plants, and animals; but also to envision new ways of doing things (or imagining old ways of doing things in the future).
June 1, 2025 featuring:
John Heimbuch is a writer, director, actor, and Artistic Director of Walking Shadow Theatre Company in Minneapolis. He has written over a dozen plays including Mae West and the Trial of Sex, The Transdimensional Couriers Union, Squawk, 10-Speed Revolution, and A Midwinter Night’s Revel. His plays William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow have been published by Samuel French, and produced throughout the world. When not making live theatre, he is often creating short films or playing with the steampunk rock band Bad September. Since 2019, he has been performing Charlie Bethel’s Beowulf and Gilgamesh at theatres, festivals, and universities across the United States. He can be found online at johnheimbuch.com.
Caly McMorrow (she/her) is a musician, artist, and software engineer based in St. Paul, MN, where she lives with her partner, dog, and collections of synthesizers and saxophones. Her work explores the merging of old and new, live and recorded, organic and electronic, and creator and audience. Her work has been supported by Jerome Foundation, The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $15 at the Door. Doors open at 6pm. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.