Something In The Air

Drama · student production · Ages 14+ · United States of America

world premiere

CALARTS STUDENT-RUN PAN-ASIAN SCI-FI DRAMEDY PLAY SOMETHING IN THE AIR PERFORMS at HOLLYWOOD FRINGE in JUNE

May 20, 2022

“These are our stories, not theirs.”

After a successful workshop production at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Coffeehouse Theater, Something In The Air will premiere this summer at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

An original play from BFA students at CalArts, Something In The Air focuses on the lives of eight college students from across the Asian diaspora living in America. They all arrive for spring break at the Denver International Airport, popular among conspiracy theorists, but are forced to deal with issues in both fiction and reality.

Something In The Air is a dark sci-fi “spring break gone wrong” dramedy about identity, culture, stories, dreams, and the reality of living as a young Asian in America today during a period of rising hate crimes against Asians across the country.

The show will have four performances at the Hudson Backstage Theater located at 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038. Thursday, 6/16 through Saturday, 6/18 at 8:15 PM PST a

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