A quarterly play or musical discussion group devoted to exploring works by artists who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, and all marginalized genders.
Our 2025 TRL programming continues to deconstruct the Western canon with engaging works focused on distinct categories.
Quarter One: (Un)natural Disasters
Last Night by Rachel Lynett
Canopy by Mak Shealy
Date: Friday, April 25th, 2025
Time: 7:30-9:30pm CST
(5:30-7:30 PST/6:30-8:30 MST/8:30-10:30 EST)
Price: FREE*
*This is a community event so it is free and open to all. However, if you would like to make a donation to help cover the costs of paying our actors & special guests, that would be greatly appreciated. Suggested donation $5.
Synopses: Last Night — After a shooting at a lesbian bar, as an act of resistance, Mia opens up the bar the next night. Together with bartender Rory, Rory's girlfriend Leslie, and a student named Sara they unpack what it means to queer today, the battles we're still fighting, and where to find joy.
Canopy —In the wake of a devastating hurricane, a blood donation supplier fails to deliver life-saving units, resulting in the preventable death of a physician’s mother. This failure incites a heated legal debate about the culpability of nonprofits in rural areas and our own responsibility to care for our neighbors by regularly donating blood.
Plays: Last Night can be found on NPX here. Canopy can be found on NPX here. Please contact us if you have any further questions.
Discussion format: Actors will be reading scenes from the play and/or we will listen to select songs to kick off our discussion. This will provide a jumping off point as well as some context for people who are unable to read it ahead of time. The Thumbprint Team will be facilitating an open conversation where we hope that people will feel confident to bring their thoughts and experiences to the discussion. Additional materials will be provided to you in our Welcome Packet to dig in further to the study of this work, if you so choose to use them.
You do not need to have read the material beforehand to participate.