Space Girl : A Cosmic Comedy (Pre-Order for Sept 15/26)
Frances Koncan is an Anishinaabe/Slovenian playwright from Couchiching First Nation. She is a graduate of the University of Manitoba and the City University of New York Brooklyn College. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she is an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. As the first person born on the moon, Lyra lives a charmed life as a beloved social media influencer until her twenty-first birthday when two disasters strike: the birth of a rival “baby influencer” and the discovery of an enormous asteroid that threatens to destroy Earth (and all of her social media followers). Forced to flee the moon during a meteor shower, Lyra unexpectedly finds herself on Earth, a strange new world where she must decide what matters more: her personal dreams of social media fame or the safety of humanity as a whole. Space Girl explores colonialism, digital culture, and the ways we wield power in every space we enter – whether that’s cyberspace, outer space, or any of the fragile spaces we call home. Cast of 2 women and 1 man