SPECTRA: SN-185
SPECTRA: SN-185 is a full-scale immersive experience and community activation project that bridges art and science to explore the future of human life beyond Earth.
Rooted in real science and brought to life through dramatic storytelling, SPECTRA: SN185 is a bold experiment in how theater can educate, inspire, and connect us across disciplines and distances.
- A gripping tale of interstellar discovery and challenges.
- A community activation project. Imagining the future of humans in space.
- An educational immersion into astrophysics and myth.
THE PROJECT
Rooted in real science and brought to life through dramatic storytelling, SPECTRA: SN185 is a bold experiment in how theater can educate, inspire, and connect us across disciplines and distances.
Conceived and performed by David J. Cowan in partnership with SciArt Exchange and Rubicon Studios.
SPECTRA SN-185 invites audiences into a story of survival, memory, and cosmic wonder.
The project includes:
- SET DESIGN by Rubicon Studios
- Design Your Habitat Submission Program by SciArtExchange
- Original 90 minute theatrical production by Actor Playwright David J. Cowan
THE STORY
When a painter is brought aboard humanity’s last ship fleeing a dying earth, he becomes haunted by visions of a mysterious blue light and struggles to find his place in a world of science and survival. Racing against dwindling oxygen and unraveling sanity, he must confront his greatest fear or risk dooming the entire mission. Part distress call, part love letter, part cosmic prayer—in this interstellar elegy we discover humanity, art, and the magic that makes us whole.
