Inspired by the dramatic story of Biosphere 2, a controversial environmental experiment in 1991/1992. Four people are sealed in an airtight dome in the desert. For two years they must survive debilitating hunger and dwindling oxygen. But mostly, they must survive each other.
Biosphere
GENRE: Full-length comedy/drama. Produced.
VENUES: College, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
RATING: PG-13 for subject matter and language
CAST: 3 male (ages early 30s to late 40s); 3 female (ages early 30s) 3 incidental characters of either sex no specific age.
RUNNING TIME: 100-minute plus one intermission.
SET: Fairly simple, abstract set. Platforms differentiate between "Inside" and "Outside" the dome. Set could also be more complex if desired, improvising on the geodesic structure of the enclosure.