The People of Pompeii at Theatricum Botanicum
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Fires have come before. More will come again. And still, people stay, for love of place, for their children, for the idea of community. Bernardo Cubría’s dark and incisive new comedy, set in the aftermath of the 2025 fires in Los Angeles, does not romanticize that choice, but interrogates it, exposing the privilege embedded in even being able to choose. A dinner party meant to celebrate survival quickly turns into a sharp, funny, and uncomfortable reckoning with how we perform community when everything beneath it feels unstable. Fast, biting, and wickedly observant, Cubría’s quick dialogue reveals a deeper urgency: a hunger for connection, home, and belonging that is not fragile or performative. In a time when many of us feel unmoored, The People of Pompeii asks what “home” really means—and whether we are willing to do the work it takes to build it together, before the next fire comes. Pay What You Will ticket pricing is available for the 7:30 performance on August 31 (online beginning a week prior to the performance date and in person at the box office on the day of the show). A prologue discussion with the cast will take place before this performance at 6:30pm. THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII was originally commissioned by The Old Globe, Barry Edelstein, Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Timothy J. Shields, Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director.
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