Wellesley Repertory Theatre Festival Connects Students to Unconventional Theatrical Possibilities
From 24-30, the Wellesley Repertory Theatre (WRT) held a multi-day festival showcasing three alums' original theatrical productions, along with talkbacks with students about their work.
As a professional theater company in residence at Wellesley College, WRT supports Wellesley graduates working in theater. This year's festival featured the work of its grantees: Sabina Seth Umni '19, Maia McDonald '06, and Annie Jin Wang '14.
Umni's play "Flood Sensor Aunty" premiered at the WRT festival, a comedy about a flood sensor working at a chai shop with aspirations of becoming a movie star. The play conveys a message about community protection from flooding and climate change through neighborly connections.
Audience members were greeted with free chai in the amphitheater before the performance and encouraged to connect with local disaster prevention resources in greater Boston.
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Author's summary: Wellesley Repertory Theatre Festival connects students.