The Apocalypse Project

Full-length Play · Drama · 2 acts · 90 - 120 mins

Type of show: Full-length Play
Performance type: Live, Digital
Genre: Drama
Acts: 2 acts
Duration: 90 - 120 mins
Cast: 10-20+
Performing groups: Professional Theatre Community Theatre College/University High School/Secondary
Movement: Minimal
Tech: Flexible

Overview

Four years ago, everyone over the age of 20 disappeared from the planet. No one knows why. Then it happened again. This is a play about what happens when the young are left to deal with the disasters in a world they didn’t create.

Plot

On the Altierra compound in Texas, young T dreams of the internet returning so she can be a Youtuber and document her generation. When a crisis expels a group, she joins the exiles on a trek across the broken land. This group faces constant danger as they search for safe harbor - and possibly the answer to the question of what happened — at the rumored New Eden. Along the way, the crew experiences a strange and yet recognizable landscape. They encounter an authoritarian farm, anarchist Firestarters, feral children, Sad Disneyland, and ruined hometowns.

Casting

10-20+

14. Our guide, T wants to be a Youtuber. Having always been kept safe by others, T craves adventure. One of the expelled.

LOR

19. Asthmatic. Worrier, but resigned to fate. One of the expelled.

SCRAPPER

Lor’s younger sibling, Scrapper runs hot, and is always up to start a fight. Wants nothing more than to go out and DO SOMETHING. One of the expelled.

MR. AVERS

20. Bombastic traveler. Mr. Avers has seen the country. One of the expelled.

SHANE

Hotheaded Shane doesn’t think much of humanity. One of the expelled.

BOLT

Leader of the Altierra Compound, though sees self as more of a facilitator. Optimistic about the future.

MEAN MATH DUDE

In charge of water at Altierra.

ADAM

A part of the Altierra compound.

OZLI

A young member of Altierra.

Focuses on weapons at the Altierra compound. Liked Ren faires in the old days.

BOOTLICKER

Henchperson for the Headmaster at St. Mikey's.

BRAT

Another henchperson for The Headmaster at St. Mikey's.

THE HEADMASTER

Dictator of St Mikey's.

COLLIN BECK

Wild-eyed and looks young for his age. A bit intense.

YOUNG ADULT

21-year old scavenger in prologue.

SECOND YOUNG ADULT

21-year-old scavenger in prologue.

THE FERAL CHILD

Wears a baseball cap. Seen in Prologue and end of Act 1.

THE CITIZEN

Really loves what Lor does.

SAD DISNEYKID

Wears a Disney-inspired shirt that’s too small.

CHRIS

Lor and Scrapper’s cousin. A bro. Used to resent older people, but loved what he inherited when they left.

Materials

Available for an additional fee:

60-Minute Talkback with the Creators

$300

A 60-minute Zoom/Google Meet with one or more of the show's creator(s). Licensees and guests can ask questions, share experiences, and hear about the artistic journey of the show and creative team. This can be scheduled before or after the performances. If we are unable to make scheduling work, the cost will be refunded.

Video Recording License

$200

License to create an archival recording of the show that may be distributed to the cast and crew. This does not allow publicly posting the performance.

Prices are for informational purposes only and are non-binding until your contract is signed.

“The Apocalypse Project” by Briandaniel Oglesby is available for licensing exclusively through Uproar Theatrics for professional, community, college/university, and high school productions.