The demand for “wholesome” entertainment has been higher than ever recently, but sometimes you have to confront the darkness. Set in a future where nearly all insects are extinct—causing untold ecological devastation—Somewhere follows two sibling scientists tracking the last monarch butterflies in the world to the west coast, and run into a group of farmers preparing for societal collapse. Somewhere promises to be a beautiful and melancholy reflection on the cost of environmental devastation. Originally slated for last year but delayed by the pandemic, the Pear Theatre’s production will be the West Coast premiere.
Somewhere
Opens Fri, 8pm, $38
Pear Theatre, Palo Alto
