New Play SULFUR BOTTOM to Team Up With NYC Climate Week

The new play titled Sulfur Bottom by Rishi Varma is set to be an official event of Climate Week NYC this September, aiming to raise awareness about environmental justice. This event underscores the urgent need to address the challenges posed by environmental collapse through the lens of art and storytelling. With performances scheduled throughout the program, Sulfur Bottom seeks to engage audiences in meaningful conversations about the impact of climate change on communities.

Sulfur Bottom is an eco-gothic drama that explores the quiet devastation of environmental collapse through the eyes of one family over a span of 40 years. Set in a decaying home on the edge of industrial sprawl, the play transforms the slow violence of pollution into something both intimate and unsettling.

During Climate Week NYC, Sulfur Bottom will host four special performances: September 20 at 1 PM, September 24 at 7:30 PM, September 27 at 1 PM, and October 1 at 7:30 PM. This collaboration with Climate Week NYC highlights the vital role that theater can play in promoting climate action. Through these performances, the production invites attendees to reflect on their own relationship with the environment and consider the actions necessary for a more sustainable future.

“Being an official event of Climate Week NYC is an incredible opportunity to bring environmental conversations into a shared space where people can feel their urgency. Theater invites us to confront big issues like climate justice not through statistics, but through empathy. I hope Sulfur Bottom adds a meaningful voice to that collective effort,” said Rishi Varma, playwright.

Each of the special climate week performances will include unique programming such as post-show talkbacks, partnerships with local environmental justice organizations, and community engagement activities (to be announced).

The collaboration between Sulfur Bottom and Climate Week NYC is a timely reminder of the power of storytelling in driving social change.

Sulfur Bottom is set to take the stage at The Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center located at 210 West 50th Street. The play will have previews on Wednesday, August 13th and Sunday, August 16th with an opening date of August 20th, The schedule will play Wednesdays at 7:30 PM and Saturdays at 1 PM.