# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mo Labor - Stage Reading - September
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 11 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 11 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: An Afrofuturistic stage play for the month of September in the American Calendar CycleAbout this EventOverviewAn Afrofuturist Labor Day play from The American Calendar CycleYou’re Invited: New Works Stage Reading
MO LABORJoin us for a developmental staged reading of MO LABOR, a new Labor Day play written and directed by Dr. Austin Dean Ashford as part of The American Calendar Cycle.On Labor Day in a near-future Midwestern fulfillment center, the workers of MegaMart gather around the loading dock for food, jokes, old songs, and one last breath of normalcy before automation changes everything. Ruthie, a retired warehouse worker and lifelong union believer, still sees labor as proof that her life mattered. Jamal, her newly fired nephew, hides his fear of becoming useless behind humor and revolution. Desiree, an exhausted single mother with the wrong name on her badge and a secret growing inside her, is trying to survive a job that keeps taking from her body. Trent, a preacher and former labor organizer, carries buried shame from a strike that changed all of their lives.Watching over them is a strange company Smart Radio that shifts between corporate assistant, break-room comedian, labor archive, ancestral witness, and something dangerously alive. When MegaMart announces that human work has been permanently discontinued, what first sounds like freedom begins to feel like erasure. As badges fail, lockers open, secrets surface, and the radio starts remembering what the company tried to delete, the workers must confront a haunting question: if work no longer defines them, who do they become?Blending comedy, poetic language, Afrofuturist imagination, Black labor history, warehouse culture, family drama, and raw community debate, MO LABOR explores what happens when the clock finally stops. Through scanners, union pins, broken badges, wrong names, old strike recordings, and one Labor Day banner transformed into a sign for the future, the play asks: Can a people build a life beyond survival without forgetting the work that kept them alive?This is a full staged reading — a live workshop performance where the script is still being shaped. Your presence matters: your laughter, reactions, and feedback help strengthen the next draft.What to Expect• Full staged reading• Run time: approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes• Brief talkback with the cast and creative team following the reading• Drinks and light refreshments available — arrive early or right on timeIf you love bold new theatre, Black dramatic writing, Afrofuturist storytelling, workplace dramas, family secrets, layered conversations about technology and labor, and work that carries humor, heat, politics, history, and heart at the same time — this night is for you.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/379f5d10-a01e-11f1-a9b6-5f3c34d9259b-rimg-w592-h740-dc181818-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/indianapolis/mo-labor-stage-reading-september/100001998798876245
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, entertainment, comedy, performances, calendar, workshops, storytelling
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Indianapolis
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Ujamaa Community Bookstore
- **lat**: 39.801449
- **long**: -86.17190440000002
- **full address**: Ujamaa Community Bookstore, 2424 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Street, Indianapolis, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Mo Labor - Stage Reading - September being held?
  - **A:** Mo Labor - Stage Reading - September takes place on Fri, 11 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Fri, 11 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Ujamaa Community Bookstore, 2424 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Street, Indianapolis, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Mo Labor - Stage Reading - September?
  - **A:** Mo Labor - Stage Reading - September is organized by Flanner House Arts; Stage Academy.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Mo Labor - Stage Reading - September is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Indianapolis, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Mo Labor - Stage Reading - September sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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