In the aftermath of a catastrophic nuclear event, eight teenagers are sealed inside the Denizen Isolation Security Compound—known as the DISC—where they live in total separation, trained in isolated rooms and connected only by a system of screens known as VizCom. Overseen by the relentlessly cheerful digital guide Astrid Starpepper and governed by rigid routines of medication, training, and assigned roles, the Denizens have been promised protection from a mysterious, slow-acting radiation illness.
Each teen—mechanic, medic, botanist, historian, and more—is taught a specialized skill, supposedly to prepare them for a return to the outside world. But as memories surface and questions begin to spread, the fragile structure of their reality begins to unravel. When one of them hesitates to take their nightly pills, it sets off a ripple of uncertainty that challenges everything they’ve been taught to believe.
A powerful ensemble piece, STAY SAFE! is a haunting and timely exploration of isolation, control, and the cost of survival. Blending speculative fiction with emotional realism, the play asks: What happens when safety becomes a prison? And who gets to decide what the future should look like?
