Adjusted Realists in association with Weber State University presents the New York Premiere of RED DAYS from Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 9, 2024 at Jeffery & Paula Gural Theatre A.R.T. / New York Theatre, 502 W. 53rd Street, NYC. With the exception of two 2pm matinees on Sunday, June 2 and Sunday, June 9, 2024, all performances start at 8pm. Tickets are $35 and are available online at https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/red-days-3254999.

Set near Salt Lake City, RED DAYS, the searing new play from Utah writer Rachel Bublitz, may sound like another entry in a long line of dystopian visions, but the climate forecast here isn’t vague or distant. Instead, it’s already happening.

In a story determined to find hope and perseverance in a precarious status quo, RED DAYS follows high school athlete Dianna and her overbearing coach, who is also her mother, as they attempt life-as-usual. There are gritty practices, first loves, and summer internships, but as conditions worsen and designer masks can do only so much, Dianna must face the reality of her adolescence in Utah: the air is already killing her, and she and her generation must do everything possible to reverse the current trends.

Inspired by the already toxic air and chronic health conditions hovering over Utah, RED DAYS tells a local climate story that deserves global attention. New York audiences need only recall Canadian wildfires to remember that red can be both a warning and the color of our precious, threatened air.

By Rachel Bublitz
Directed by Jeremiah Maestas and Steve Kaliski
Starring Jennifer Adams*, Taylor Garlick, Grace Hernandez, Rachel McPhee*
Intimacy and Choreography Matt Mastromatteo
Scenic Design Porter Lance
Lighting Design Jessica Greenberg
Costume Design Citlali Urquiza
Sound Design and Compositions Matt Sherwin
Assistant Director Lily Hilden
Production Stage Manager Lyndsey Barratt

This collaboration between Adjusted Realists and Utah’s Weber State University will play a limited engagement at the Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres May 31 – June 9.