Document Type
One Act Play
Faculty Advisor
David Davila
Publication Date
Spring 2026
Abstract
A dung beetle attempts to talk a mosquito out of entering a human home. A ten-minute play that reimagines the ancient fable 'The Ant and the Grasshopper' in a contemporary context, exploring the nature of lateral violence within a marginalized community.
Repository Citation
Scrima, Zachary, "This Play is About Bugs" (2026). LMU Theatre Arts Annual New Works Festival. 14.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/new-works-festival/14
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Comments
This submission is part of the LMU Theatre Arts New Works Festival, an annual production of new plays written by undergraduate playwrights that are chosen by a committee of undergraduate theatre arts students. The plays are also directed, designed, performed, and produced by undergraduate theatre arts students and premiere in the LMU Theatre Arts Mainstage Season.