All that you can’t leave behind: What if you had to say goodbye to Earth forever? In UVA Drama’s How to Live on Earth, four contestants win the opportunity of a lifetime—a trip to Mars—with the condition that they stay there forever. Playwright MJ Kaufman drew inspiration from the Mars One project and reality TV shows like “Big Brother” when writing this touching play that explores the urge to discover new frontiers, our connections to the world we live in, and giving your life for a greater cause. UVA’s production, directed by Matt Radford Davies, utilizes the theater’s unique thrust-stage design to give audience members a fishbowl-like perspective. “They are very much like viewers of this experiment,” says Davies.
Through Tuesday 3/1. $8-14, 8pm. Ruth Caplin Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd., UVA Grounds. drama.virginia.edu