water riot
a cyber punk rock opera
it’s time to liberate chicagoland from climate catastrophe.
No A.I. overseer protocols are stopping this protest.
we, the people, are rocking out for water rights, tonight!
footage from the debut work-in-progress performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
[dir Jerrell Henderson, featuring: GoldGrrl, Jasmine Robertson, Ms. Honeywater and Aaron Holland]
a bad-ass music-theater experience
The show follows four Black activists
finding community
forging connection through song
dreaming into a future worth fighting for.
an unlikely coalition challenges an A.I. police state by staging a protest against the privatization of Lake Michigan.
Building the Show
The creative team has developed water riot "in beta”.
A flexible concert /workshop production scope scales up or down, aligned to the capacity of any presentation opportunity.
SAVE THE DATE
APOLLO THEATER
MAY 2026
HARLEM NYC
in residenceDerek Lee McPhatter - writer / producer
Michael Przygoda - composer
Maija García - director
James Davis Jr. - music directorwater riot is part of NIGHTQUEEN, my multidisciplinary environmental justice performance suite.
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A Few Concept Art Visions for water riot…
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Concept Art developed by Veronica Clements, Derek Lee McPhatter and Reveuese Marketing
