Join us for refreshments and free reading of HURRICANE DIANE by Madeleine George on Thursday, October 12th at 6:30p. The reading will be followed by a discussion proctored by pluriverse scholar, Rachel Watson.

Summary
SHORT: Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George pens a hilarious evisceration of the blind eye we all turn to climate change and the bacchanalian catharsis that awaits us, even in our own backyards.

FULL: Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. She’s got supernatural abilities owing to her true identity—the Greek god Dionysus—and she's returned to the modern world to gather mortal followers and restore the Earth to its natural state. Where better to begin than with four housewives in a suburban New Jersey cul-de-sac? In this Obie-winning comedy with a twist, Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George pens a hilarious evisceration of the blind eye we all turn to climate change and the bacchanalian catharsis that awaits us, even in our own backyards.

“Smart and boisterously funny... On multiple levels, this is the play we need right now.” – The Boston Globe

“Hurricane Diane is fantastic, heartbreaking. Full of keen observation and profound human affection, the play both lifts us up and wrings us out.” – Vulture

Madeleine George’s plays include Hurricane Diane (Obie Award), The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence (Pulitzer Prize finalist; Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award), Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England (Susan Smith Blackburn finalist), Precious Little and The Zero Hour (Jane Chambers Award, Lambda Literary Award finalist). Honors include a Whiting Award, the Princess Grace Award, the Hermitage Major Theater Award and a Lilly Award. Madeleine has written on shows for FX and HBO, and she is a writer/producer on the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated mystery-comedy Only Murders in the Building.

Read, Rant, Relate Programming & Purpose
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. 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.

Community Partner Information
The Shepard Symposium on Social Justice
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Relative Theatrics Information
Relative Theatrics strives to present contemporary, thought-provoking theatre that examines the joining qualities of the human race. We believe that theatre is a forum with the power to illuminate the binding qualities of humanity and reinforce the ideals that as a society we have values that pose as common ground and emotions that relate us to one another. Taking artistic risk, we provide a community gathering place where thoughts can be exchanged about society, culture, and the power of creativity.