UC Davis presents plays exploring genetic engineering and incarceration
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Genetic engineering and its promise of flawless children forms the basis of “Perfect,” a new work by playwright Jonathan Luskin, whose “Kill the Wabbit” was workshopped at UC Davis in 2018.
The drama will be presented free online as an informal reading in collaboration with the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Danny Gomez appears in “Perfect” on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
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“Perfect” is directed by alumna JanLee Marshall (M.F.A, dramatic art, ’15) and features actor Danny Gomez, recipient of the 2020 Media Access Award, which recognizes depictions of disability that are accurate, inclusive and multifaceted. The cast also includes undergraduate students Sophie Brubaker, Cheryl Kuo, Kyle Nagasawa and Aubrey Schoeman. Undergraduate student Sam Votrian is the stage manager.