JUNE 28 + 29

THIS COULD BE PARADISE

A New Works Project Staged Reading

​by Sara Jo Breslow

Directed by Patricia Duff

The Skagit River Valley of northwest Washington State is home to some of the last best salmon runs in the lower forty-eight, and some of the richest farmland in the world. But trying to save both fish and farms in a time of rapid social and environmental change has plunged local communities into decades of disputes. Based on real interview excerpts, This Could Be Paradise imagines the drama that might unfold when the voices of Native Americans, farmers, and environmentalists—and the anthropologist trying to understand them—are brought into unexpected conversation as they struggle to protect their shared valley.