# The Apocalypse Project

## Metadata

- Slug: the-apocalypse-project
- Type: Full-length Play
- Genre: Drama
- Acts: 2 acts
- Duration: 90–120 minutes
- Cast:
  - Medium (7-14)
  - Large (15+)
- Cast Summary: 10-20+
- Movement Requirements: Minimal
- Technical Requirements: Flexible
- Performing Groups:
  - Professional Theatre
  - Community Theatre
  - College/University
  - High School/Secondary
- Primary Image: https://content.uproartheatrics.com/4m17vl450ffxdfrggzakki82gtr5

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## Authors

- By Briandaniel Oglesby (author slug: briandaniel-oglesby)

## Overview

Four years ago, everyone over the age of 20 disappeared from the planet. No one knows why. Then it happened again. This is a play about what happens when the young are left to deal with the disasters in a world they didn’t create.

## Plot

On the Altierra compound in Texas, young T dreams of the internet returning so she can be a Youtuber and document her generation. When a crisis expels a group, she joins the exiles on a trek across the broken land. This group faces constant danger as they search for safe harbor - and possibly the answer to the question of what happened — at the rumored New Eden. Along the way, the crew experiences a strange and yet recognizable landscape. They encounter an authoritarian farm, anarchist Firestarters, feral children, Sad Disneyland, and ruined hometowns.

## Cast

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ---- |
| A NOTE ON CASTING: | All roles can be played by any gender (pronouns in the script reflect the original production casting). Please adjust pronouns to your casting needs, no permission from Uproar needed. |
| T  | 14. Our guide, T wants to be a Youtuber.  Having always been kept safe by others, T craves adventure. One of the expelled.
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| LOR | 19. Asthmatic. Worrier, but resigned to fate. One of the expelled. |
| SCRAPPER |  Lor’s younger sibling, Scrapper runs hot, and is always up to start a fight. Wants nothing more than to go out and DO SOMETHING. One of the expelled. |
| MR. AVERS | 20. Bombastic traveler. Mr. Avers has seen the country. One of the expelled. |
| SHANE | Hotheaded Shane doesn’t think much of humanity. One of the expelled. |
| BOLT | Leader of the Altierra Compound, though sees self as more of a facilitator. Optimistic about the future.  
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| MEAN MATH DUDE | In charge of water at Altierra.
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| ADAM | A part of the Altierra compound. |
| OZLI | A young member of Altierra.   |
| DJ | Focuses on weapons at the Altierra compound. Liked Ren faires in the old days.  |
| BOOTLICKER | Henchperson for the Headmaster at St. Mikey's. |
| BRAT | Another henchperson for The Headmaster at St. Mikey's. |
| THE HEADMASTER | Dictator of St Mikey's.  |
| COLLIN BECK | Wild-eyed and looks young for his age. A bit intense. |
| YOUNG ADULT | 21-year old scavenger in prologue. |
| SECOND YOUNG ADULT | 21-year-old scavenger in prologue.
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| THE FERAL CHILD | Wears a baseball cap. Seen in Prologue and end of Act 1. |
| THE CITIZEN | Really loves what Lor does.  |
| SAD DISNEYKID | Wears a Disney-inspired shirt that’s too small.
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| CHRIS | Lor and Scrapper’s cousin. A bro. Used to resent older people, but loved what he inherited when they left. |

## Materials

### Available for additional fee:

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| 60-Minute Talkback with the Creators | A 60-minute Zoom/Google Meet with one or more of the show's creator(s). Licensees and guests can ask questions, share experiences, and hear about the artistic journey of the show and creative team. This can be scheduled before or after the performances. If we are unable to make scheduling work, the cost will be refunded. |
| Video Recording License | License to create an archival recording of the show that may be distributed to the cast and crew. This does not allow publicly posting the performance. |