The Next Forever: A Staged Reading of The Gulf by Steve Cosson
The Next Forever is a novel partnership among The Civilians theater company and the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) and Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University. The Next Forever seeks to create new stories for a changing planet, exploring how dynamic storytelling can engage vital environmental subjects and provide the vision and inspiration society needs to navigate the challenges of our planet’s future—the “next forever.”
The Gulf is a verbatim play, written and directed by The Civilians’ Artistic Director Steve Cosson, sharing real-life stories of 12 Gulf Coast residents fighting against devastating industrial pollution. Through their voices, and the tireless work of activist Wilma Subra, The Gulf exposes the human cost of “slow violence” in the aftermath of environmental disasters and the staggering risks in frontline communities. Read by a cast of professional actors: Jeff Biehl, Peter Gerety, Nina Hellman, Bruce McKenzie, Joshua David Robinson, Heather Alicia Simms, and Alison Weller.
Reception and conversation to follow with Cosson and Eric Tate, a professor of public affairs at SPIA.
Admission & Details
The event is free and open to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff.
Registration is required.
Directions
Get directions to Berlind Rehearsal Room at McCarter Theatre Center, located at 91 University Place in Princeton, NJ.
The Next Forever: A Staged Reading of The Gulf by Steve Cosson
Event Date
Mon, Apr 14, 2025 ・ 7:00 PM
Location
Berlind Rehearsal Room, McCarter Theatre Center
The Next Forever is a novel partnership among The Civilians theater company and the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) and Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University. The Next Forever seeks to create new stories for a changing planet, exploring how dynamic storytelling can engage vital environmental subjects and provide the vision and inspiration society needs to navigate the challenges of our planet’s future—the “next forever.”
The Gulf is a verbatim play, written and directed by The Civilians’ Artistic Director Steve Cosson, sharing real-life stories of 12 Gulf Coast residents fighting against devastating industrial pollution. Through their voices, and the tireless work of activist Wilma Subra, The Gulf exposes the human cost of “slow violence” in the aftermath of environmental disasters and the staggering risks in frontline communities. Read by a cast of professional actors: Jeff Biehl, Peter Gerety, Nina Hellman, Bruce McKenzie, Joshua David Robinson, Heather Alicia Simms, and Alison Weller.
Reception and conversation to follow with Cosson and Eric Tate, a professor of public affairs at SPIA.
Admission & Details
The event is free and open to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff.
Registration is required.
Directions
Get directions to Berlind Rehearsal Room at McCarter Theatre Center, located at 91 University Place in Princeton, NJ.
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