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Mach33 Festival

Friday, May 15, 2026
7:30pm to 9:00pm
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Friday, May 15, 7pm

Sing for Me (MACH 33 Festival)

Frautschi Hall, Hameetman Center

Sing for Me

by Cris Eli Blak

directed by Melissa Coleman-Reed

Science Advisor: Tinashe Handina

A rising Black musician is offered stardom, on one condition: her voice will be heard, but her face will be replaced by an AI-generated white avatar. Sing for Me, a new Cris Eli Blak play, interrogates who gets seen, who gets paid, and what survival costs in an industry built on extraction.

Stay for a talkback with the playwright and creative team after the reading!

Festival Schedule: tacit.caltech.edu/mach33

MACH 33 Festival, May 13-16

Tickets available at the door.

suggested donation: $10, festival pass: $25, free for students

This year's program is our biggest yet, featuring an exciting, multifaceted collection of SIX new works-in-progress spanning genre, theme, and scientific focus, showcasing the range of science-driven theater as an art form. Join us for four days of new play readings produced by Theater Arts Caltech and developed with assistance from Caltech professors, scientists, and students!

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For more information, please contact Hyesung Park by email at [email protected] or visit https://tacit.caltech.edu/mach33/.