💧STAGED READING: WATER RIOT
a cyber punk rock opera in progress
In collaboration with Honey Pot Performance, writer Derek Lee McPhatter invites you to a public reading of Water Riot — a radical vision set in a near-future Chicagoland, where Black activists rise against the privatization of Lake Michigan.
This isn’t just a performance.
It’s a call-in.
An invitation to listen, reflect, and co-imagine what this piece can become. We welcome your feedback, your energy, and your ideas.
The vision for Water Riot has evolved through an ensemble-driven, collaborative process — shaped by Derek alongside composer Mike Przygoda, music director Dionne McClain-Freeney, director Maija GarcÃa, and a powerhouse group of performers and musicians.
This staged reading is one piece of the larger build. Be part of shaping this experimental, musical meditation on resistance, water, and collective power.
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