The S.S. Crouton and Other Tales

The S.S. Crouton and Other Tales, part of Waterwell’s annual New Works Lab, is a timely new comedy exploring climate change, racism, and the many ways the two intersect.

In distant space, the robot crew of the S.S. Crouton races through the galaxy to find the last living earthling. She is the only being who still remembers life on Earth, and only her wisdom can save life in the universe from the space storm threatening its surefire death. As the crew navigates robot politics and robot love to stay on course, it becomes clear that things on the S.S. Crouton are not as they seem…