The Communist Revolution: A Ninth-Grade European History Project (There Will Be a Practical Demonstration) by Grace McLeod at Ashland New Plays Festival

Friday, October 23, at 4:00 pm PT
Sunday, October 25, at 4:00 pm PT

Sasha takes her ninth-grade European history class project to the extreme by pitching a tent in the backyard of her familys Westchester home and inviting Tommy Rivera, a boy in her class, to move in and start the Communist Revolution with her. The targets of her righteous anger are her dad, Mark, a self-made venture capitalist hell-bent on proving to her that having money doesnt automatically make you a bad person, and her mom, Caroline, whose true stances on the issues are overshadowed by her desire to make everyone get along. Parents vs. kids, house vs. tent, capitalism vs. communism: the ultimate showdown ensues in this black comedy about rich white liberals whose desire to be good runs up against their own fragility.