MACO New Play Festival

The Hands of the Mother

by Karina Jutzi

Saturday, August 17 1pm

A modern day retelling of the Demeter and Persephone myth that asks if (and how) we ever leave our Mothers. When Persepone meets "H" at a bar and goes back to his place, she gets entranced by the dark beauty of the underworld and the sexy, troubled alcoholic who lives there. Her Mother meanwhile, goes on a quest with a private detective to find her.

Watershed 

by Susan Palmer

Sunday, August 18 1pm

While sheltering in a church during Vermont's 2023 flood, 16-year-old Charlotte grows increasingly anxious about the safety of a friend whose home is flooding. Determined to take action, she enlists the help of a troubled stranger at the shelter and together they drive out into the flood. Her disappearance sparks panic in her mother and sets off a chain of events more frightening than the flood itself. Watershed explores themes of loss, climate anxiety and what it means to grow up in the world that we currently inhabit.

Aristotle's King 

by Dana Yeaton & Cole Merrell

​Sunday, August 18 4pm

On a hissing summer day in ancient Athens, Aristotle leads his students deep into the forest with an urgent secret: Alexander the Great has died. Now the philosopher must flee for his life -- the victim of shifting political tides. In the fever dream of his escape, Aristotle relives the three tumultuous years he served as tutor to the boy who would conquer the world. As that world reckons with Alexander’s legacy, Aristotle and his students are left to reckon with his own.