THEMES: Corporate Greed | Animal Activism | Bodily Autonomy LENGTH:Â 100mins CHARACTER AGES: Mid 20s to Early 30s NO. OF CHARACTERS:Â 7 SUITABLE FOR:Â High School Seniors, Adult Audiences
Written by award-winning playwright Kathryn Marquet, Second Coming is a comedy of galactic proportions. It’s a love letter to Earth that explores the rise of corporate power, oligarchy, and the urgent need for new ethics in a world driven by boundless capitalism.
With dark humour and heart, it asks: if we can’t learn from our mistakes on Earth, what hope do we have on Mars?
SYNOPSIS
It’s 2065. Earth is burning. Time is running out. Geneticist Evie and the crew of the ARK MARK II spaceship are humanity’s last hope, charged with rescuing every species they can, two by two, for a new beginning on Mars. Lesser prairie chickens, Javan warty pigs, and creatures of all kinds are soon set to roam in purpose-built biomes on ‘The Second Eden’. Behind the mission is GENESIS, a corporate superpower that has commissioned the project, selling salvation through a slick marketing campaign. The mission is disrupted when Evie discovers she’s pregnant. As personal crises collide with cosmic responsibility, Evie uncovers a shocking truth about the mission that forces the crew to question everything they thought they knew. Where do they go from here?
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Second Coming was commissioned by Playlab Theatre and first produced by Playlab Theatre in association with La Boite Theatre at The Roundhouse on 6th- 22nd of August 2026.
Publication | Second Coming by Kathryn Marquet
$25.95
THEMES: Corporate Greed | Animal Activism | Bodily Autonomy
LENGTH:Â 100mins
CHARACTER AGES: Mid 20s to Early 30s
NO. OF CHARACTERS:Â 7
SUITABLE FOR:Â High School Seniors, Adult Audiences
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https://laboite.com.au/shows/second-comingÂ
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OVERVIEW | SECOND COMING
Written by award-winning playwright Kathryn Marquet, Second Coming is a comedy of galactic proportions. It’s a love letter to Earth that explores the rise of corporate power, oligarchy, and the urgent need for new ethics in a world driven by boundless capitalism.
With dark humour and heart, it asks: if we can’t learn from our mistakes on Earth, what hope do we have on Mars?
SYNOPSIS
It’s 2065. Earth is burning. Time is running out. Geneticist Evie and the crew of the ARK MARK II spaceship are humanity’s last hope, charged with rescuing every species they can, two by two, for a new beginning on Mars. Lesser prairie chickens, Javan warty pigs, and creatures of all kinds are soon set to roam in purpose-built biomes on ‘The Second Eden’. Behind the mission is GENESIS, a corporate superpower that has commissioned the project, selling salvation through a slick marketing campaign. The mission is disrupted when Evie discovers she’s pregnant. As personal crises collide with cosmic responsibility, Evie uncovers a shocking truth about the mission that forces the crew to question everything they thought they knew. Where do they go from here?
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Second Coming was commissioned by Playlab Theatre and first produced by Playlab Theatre in association with La Boite Theatre at The Roundhouse on 6th- 22nd of August 2026.
https://laboite.com.au/shows/second-comingÂ
ISBN: 978-1-76161-436-1
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