Relative Theatrics is proud to present WALDEN by Amy Berryman in partnership with the UW Biodiversity Center. The play runs November 13th through November 21st and will be performed in the Gryphon Theatre in the Laramie Plains Civic Center. 

This play is directed by Jared Mohr-Leiva and features Sean Coyle, Kim Lockhart, and Anne Mason. 

Play Description: 

In the near future, Stella and her fiancé, Bryan, are waiting at their remote cabin for Stella’s estranged twin sister, Cassie. Raised by their astronaut father to be NASA scientists, the twins have taken different paths: Cassie has just returned from a successful moon mission, while Stella left NASA behind. When Cassie arrives, old conflicts reignite, forcing the sisters to choose between life on Earth or pursuing a future in space, as humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. WALDEN is a thrilling and engrossing new play that wrestles between the gravitational pulls of duty and desire. 

Media: 

“Amy Berryman’s intelligent and compassionate climate-disaster drama… Berryman has crafted a web of characters delicate enough that one pluck of a strand sends vibrations through the whole structure.” — New York Magazine 

“WALDEN is the best kind of speculative fiction, balancing the most crucial questions about humanity’s future with the problems of three little people… This is one I’ll be thinking about for a long time, and WALDEN’s life on the stage should be just as lengthy.” — TheaterMania 

“While Berryman loads her play with vivid details and plenty of plot mechanics, it’s Thoreau’s question of how to live and what constitutes a good life that animates her. Should we live for ourselves or for others? Engaged with the present or focused on the future? What do we have to sacrifice to live in community and what do we have to forfeit if we live without it?” — The New York Times 

Details: 

The opening weekend of performances is November 13th and 14th 2026 at 7:30 pm. Performances continue November 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st at 7:30pm. 

All performances are located in the Gryphon Theatre at the Laramie Plains Civic Center. 

A preview pay-what-you-can performance will take place at 7:30pm on November 12th, 2026. Additionally there will be a post show talk back immediately following the show on September 19th. 

To enhance accessibility, Relative Theatrics is offering general admission tickets at three different price points ($45/$30/$20). Tickets are currently for sale and can be purchased online at www.RelativeTheatrics.com.

WALDEN is supported in part by the Wyoming Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Legislature, Wyoming Humanities, and the City of Laramie and Albany County Community Partner funds, as well as the Albany County Recreation Board. 

Relative Theatrics engages community in thoughtful, contemporary theatre, expands worldviews and connects us to collective humanity. 

WALDEN – Fact Sheet 

CAST 

Stella- Kim Lockhart 

Bryan- Sean Coyle 

Cassie- Anne Mason 

LOCATION: 

Gryphon Theatre in the Laramie Plains Civic Center, 710 E. Garfield St, Laramie, WY 

DATES/TIMES: 

November 13th, 14th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st at 7:30PM. 

Seating starts 30 minutes prior to show time. 

Pay-What-You-Can preview performance: November 12th at 7:30PM 

Post show Talk Back: November 19th 

TICKET PRICES 

All Performances offer a general admission pick-your-price option of $45, $30, or $20.* *No one will be turned away for lack of funds – contact executive@relativetheatrics.com for more information 

TICKETS: Online at http://www.RelativeTheatrics.com or call 307-314-2334