Come Along for the Ride: A Journey Through Climate Grief
Climate play delivers humor and hope that are inspiring in the face of timely issues
[Chicago, IL, April 12, 2024] Come Along for the Ride: A Journey Through Climate Grief is a timely and quirky play that follows the lives of two women navigating life with climate anxiety. One character, Sophie, is a millennial woman living her best life in New York City while also dealing with the challenges of modern dating and climbing the corporate ladder. The other character, Marisol, about to have a child, is an immigrant that traces her migration story to climate change and is terrified of the world she is about to bring her child into.
The play follows the journey of the two friends as it toggles between the present and a somewhat dystopian 2074.
Eco.Logic’s Executive Director Rozina Kanchwala wrote her debut play, a climate comedy, Love in the Time of Climate Change that drew inspiration from her own life as she channeled her frustrations from everything ranging from modern dating to climate anxiety into her play. This play was produced in Washington DC in 2019.
In this, Kanchwala’s sophomore play, she dives deeper into some of the themes of the first play, while exploring the climate-migration link more deeply and leaning into the importance of community-centered action as a way to grapple with the climate crisis and our anxieties about the crisis.
“I want the play to give voice to the anxieties that so many of us feel and create space to air those anxieties while finding solace in each other so we can work together and thrive in an ever-changing, uncertain world,” says Kanchwala.
Come Along for the Ride covers a lot in 85 minutes and has an element of lightness, humor, and hope that are inspiring in the face of very real issues. Commiserate, laugh for a moment, and come out to see the play, which will be performed as a series of readings this April for Earth Month at the Climate Action Museum in Chicago, IL. The readings will take place April 17 and April 25, 2024. The play is produced by Eco.Logic, an environmental education nonprofit that uses art, connection, and education to inspire action.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.ecologicprograms.org/ecotheater