Youth Underground, Central Square Theater’s resident youth performance ensemble, has spent the last year investigating what it means to plan for the future in an uncertain world.

The YU Delegates present Yet to Come, a collection of original scenes inspired by questions and perspectives on anxiety, societal pressures, book bans, democracy, and building the world of tomorrow. With writing from the YU Delegates, Kendrick Lamar, Donald McLachlan, Maria Popova, and Carl Sagan. Arranged by Kortney Adams, Sola Matsushima, and Grey Cunningham.

Performed by the YU Ambassadors, Futuretopia is a new play exploring how young people imagine their futures in an uncertain world, both individually and collectively. Developed over the past year and inspired by interviews with Youth Underground teens, activists, and community members, the play weaves together diverse perspectives on social justice, societal pressures, climate change, and political instability, alongside personal reflections on family, identity, and fulfillment. Written by YU Playwriting Fellow, Abacus Dean-Polacheck and directed by Vincent Ernest Siders.