LADDER SERIES
new works development program
Currently in development:
SWEET CHARIOT
by Eric Lockley
When the prospect of a far off place called Home seems more appealing than the terrors of Earth, Marcus, a down and out teacher, launches himself on a journey across planets and centuries. Marcus risks everything, and a dysfunctional space crew will stop at nothing to discover Home. But as they encounter mysterious alien figures, Afro-Bots, and a very uncertain future, Home may not be all that they expected. Sweet Chariot is an Afrofuturistic exploration of the sorted line between escape and resilience, posing the question: is true liberation only possible for Black people beyond Earth?
UP NEXT: SWEET CHARIOT will have a developmental workshop at New York Stage and Film in upstate New York this July! Find out more at www.newyorkstageandfilm.org/summer2022bios.
