Willamette Theatre presents Bloom Bloom Pow

Willamette University Theatre presents Bloom Bloom Pow

Returning to their conservative Ohio town, non-binary Mag finds everything is dull and weird and not queer at all. While trying to keep it together despite desperate phone calls from their mom, chatty co-workers, and visions of melting ice caps and dead horses at the bottom of the east river, Mag's life gets decidedly more interesting (and sexy) when they meet The Creature and learn about the algae taking over the town's water supply. Will Mag save the city, or is it the algae's time to shine? Bloom Bloom Pow is inspired by 1950s monster movies as well as the real-life 2014 crisis in Toledo, Ohio, when the tap water became deadly for humans due to toxic algal blooms. Bloom Bloom Pow de-centers humans, elevates microorganisms, and celebrates queer joy in the face of climate devastation.

Preview: Thursday, April 10

Opening: Friday, April 11

Performances:

• 4/12 Saturday - 7:30 p.m.
• 4/13 (matinee) Sunday - 2:00 p.m.
• 4/16 Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.
• 4/17 Thursday - 7:30 p.m.
• 4/18 Friday - 7:30 p.m.
• 4/19 (matinee and evening) Saturday - 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
• 4/23 Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.
• 4/24 Thursday - 7:30 p.m.
• 4/25 Friday - 7:30 p.m.
• 4/26 (matinee and evening) Saturday - 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.