Event Date : Sep 20, 2026
The Buzzer
Written by Chandra Thomas
Directed by Titus Telge
AMELIA and her longtime partner MATTHEW are applying to foster a kid. The Newark, NJ homeowners, though both of color, are considered part of the gentrifying wave that’s radically changing the city. They are reminded of this fact loudly and often by their sole tenant, OCTAVIA. The couple navigates the surprise of Amelia’s ex, social worker DAVIDA unexpectedly showing up to evaluate the couple’s foster application. When young TALARIQ becomes their foster son, the couple’s collective and individual understandings of class, race/ethnicity, family, sexuality
