Mag, a nonbinary twentysomething, returns to their childhood home in a small conservative Ohio town. Everything is dull and weird and not queer at all. They are trying to keep it together despite desperate phone calls from their mom, chatty co-workers, and visions of melting ice caps and dead horses at the bottom of the east river. Mag's life gets more interesting (and sexy) when they meet The Creature and learn about the algae taking over the town's water supply. Will Mag save the city, or is it the algae's time to shine?

Bloom Bloom Pow is inspired by 1950s monster movies and the real-life 2014 crisis in Toledo, Ohio, when the tap water became deadly for humans because of toxic algal blooms

BLOOM BLOOM POW

@ The Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at

A.R.T./New York THEATERS

502 W 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019

A NEW GEORGES SUPPORTED PRODUCTION

SEPTEMBER 17-OCTOBER 2

written by Genevieve Simon

directed by Katherine Wilkinson

co-produced by Brittany Proia and Al Parker

stage managed by Kelsey Vivian

scenic design by Yi-Hsuan “Ant” Ma

sound design by Sun Hee Kill

foley design by Carsen Joenk

costume design by Karen Boyer

intimacy direction by Lauren Kiele DeLeon

movement direction by Malika Samuels

producing assistant Nico Torrez

assistant director Julian Socha

sound operator Bennett Lin

press representative Liz Skollar

run time 90 min

PLEASE NOTE

Masks and proof of COVID vaccinations are required for all audience members.