SONGLAB: SPACE DOGS
Written and Performed by VAN HUGHES and NICK BLAEMIRE

AN MCC VIRTUAL EXCLUSIVE

SPACE DOGS tells the heartbreaking, mind-blowing true story of Laika and the Chief Designer — a stray dog and the top-secret Russian scientist who sent her to space during the Cold War. Written and performed by actor-musicians Van Hughes and Nick Blaemire, it is a sweeping, kaleidoscopic tale of invention, betrayal, international political intrigue, and the immortal friendship that exists between man and dog, as they journey together to the stars. Here’s a taste of this incredibly unique tale from human history! And canine history!

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This virtual event is a part of MCC’s SONGLAB series.  Leadership support for SongLabs is provided by Jill Furman.  Additional funding by the Gary Platt Initiative for New Musicals, Nicole and Stephen Eisenberg, the Burton A. Zipser and Sandra D. Zipser Foundation and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

MCC Theater’s development programs, PlayLabs and the recently added SongLabs, help foster the MCC artistic community by providing writers intensive dramaturgical support, as well as the opportunity to work alongside professional directors and actors to engage public audiences in the development of new work. The series incorporates informal post-show gatherings for conversation between artists and audiences that enliven and stimulate the often solitary and insular writing and development process.

New works developed as part of PlayLabs and SongLabs have gone on to full productions at MCC, as well as at other nonprofit theaters in New York, around the U.S. and across the globe, adding vibrant new works to the contemporary theatrical canon.