Introduction

This book is a guide to one hundred plays addressing the most urgent and important issue of our time: the climate crisis

100 Plays to Save the World is a book to provoke as well as inspire— to start conversations, inform debate, challenge our thinking, and be a launchpad for future productions. Above all, it is a call to arms— to step up, think big, and unleash theatre’s power to imagine a better future into being.

Content Overview

Each play is explored with an essay illuminating key themes in climate issues: Resources, Energy, Migration, Responsibility, Fightback, and Hope.

Target Audience

100 Plays to Save the World is an empowering resource for theatre directors, producers, teachers, youth leaders, and writers looking for plays that speak to our present moment.