Chemicals in the Water
June 27th at 9:30PM, June 28th at 3PM

David Quang Pham, Playwright-Composer
Aliyah Curry, Director
Caitlin Mayernik, Producer
Matthew Ramirez, Stage Manager
Grace Shih, Music Director
Fang Tseng, Choreographer
My Le, Light Designer and Board Operator
Melinda Faylor, Sound Designer and Board Operator
Gianna Nepola, Costume Designer
Kimi Handa Brown, Intimacy Director
Erick Carter, Benzene and Mother Nature
Kammy Wong, Vinyl Chloride and the Conductor
Mx Hasberry, Governor Hydroxyl
Joshua Erickson, Pianist
Emerson Cyrus Olson, Violinist
Timmy Ong, Cellist and Guitarist
Abi Sultan, Playwright Mentee

Chemicals in the Water is a romantic dark comedy musical where two vagabonds fall in love in the midst of an environmental disaster. This story follows Benzene, a sweet Forest Fire Magazines editor, and Vinyl, a hot-headed songwriter. When their train derails in a river, Benzene and Vinyl must form a toxic relationship in order to survive Mother Nature’s wrath.

Science communicator David Quang Pham alongside director Aliyah Curry return with this chemical musical that offers a toxic social commentary on the consequences of environmental protection deregulations with songs teaching covalent bonds. Caitlin Mayernik and Fang Tseng respectively return as producer and choreographer for this production in the Tank PrideFest.