Who Can I Run To (Thurs. May 21)

In a modern, undisclosed time and a familiar yet unvisited space within the Americas, we meet four women, Lucia, Esme, Naia, and Aviva, three generations of the Sandorson family. The play follows each woman as they navigate how to live within the African diaspora, as well as grow their relationships with each other. Families are complex, but we learn this family does not have to figure out this life alone. Their belief in Ifá, and the divine connects each woman with a guiding orisha that aids them in discovering themselves and their life paths.

-Written by Alyssa Windom

-Directed by Darren Jackson-Wilkins

ABOUT THE AWARD
UCSC undergraduate student Alyssa Windom is the 2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award recipient for their script, Who Can I Run To. Windom is a third-year History of Art and Visual Culture major in the UCSC Arts Division.

Established in 2005, the endowed Dharma-Grace Foundation Creative Writing Award Fund provides an award for an outstanding script written by a junior or senior undergraduate student (from any discipline) who is in good academic standing. The award is designated to provide funding for a full production of the script. More information here.

Admission

• General Admission
• Free for UCSC students (ticket required).
• Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.

Advisories

• Ticket holders not seated at least 5 minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat and no refund will be issued.
• The performance runs approximately 90min with no intermission.
• If the performance sells out, there will be a first come-first serve standby line.

Full Schedule of Events

Seven performances:

Fri. May 15th - 7:30pm

Sat. May 16th - 7:30pm

Sun. May 17th - 2:00pm

Thur. May 21st - 7:30pm

Fri. May 22nd - 7:30pm

Sat. May 23rd - 7:30pm

Sun. May 24th - 2:00pm

Parking

• Parking by permit, ParkMobile, or $11 cash/credit via the on-site parking attendant
• Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event
• Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces, Medical spaces, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.
• More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)

Accessibility

• This venue has limited seating for guests using wheelchairs. More information about accessible seating needs at https://arts.ucsc.edu/news_events/accessibility

• For accessibility-related needs, please contact the Communications, Events & Marketing Office at [email protected] as soon as possible.

This program is open to the public consistent with state and federal law.

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