Eleven Weeks of Nuclear Summer

After an unfortunately-timed nuclear apocalypse strands the staff of Camp Aster in the Maine wilderness, the team of young employees must fight for survival while navigating shifting hierarchies of leadership and disaster after endless disaster.

Development History

Academic Productions: The University of Notre Dame presented by Platform ( a production company), South Bend, IN, 4/1–4/3, 2022 (directed by Patrick Starner); RC Players at the University of Michigan, 3/15-3/16, 2024 (directed by Isabelle Zeaske)

Readings: The Bechdel Group, New York, NY, 3/28, 2022; Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective, New York, NY, 7/29, 2022 (directed by Nina Goodheart); Columbia University, New York, NY, 4/19-4/20, 2024 (directed by Nina Goodheart); University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI, 9/19-9/22, 2024 (directed by Serena Alexander and Laurie Schmeling)

Nuclear Summer at Notre Dame (photos by James Cullinane)

Nuclear Summer at UWSP (photos by Jordan Linton)

Nuclear Summer with Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective