Enjoy this high quality, multi-camera recording of the live performance. Recorded by The Complex SF on September 13, 2025 7:30PM at Z Space in San Francisco.

Your ticket allows you to watch the show once anytime, at your leisure and convenience, between Thursday September 18, 2025 12PM PT to Sunday October 5, 2025 11:59PM PT. Email [email protected] with any questions.

THE DAY THE SKY TURNED ORANGE
Written by Julius Ernesto Rea
Music & Lyrics by Olivia Kuper Harris and David Michael Ott
Director: Rodney Earl Jackson Jr
Associate Director: Nikki Meñez
Choreographer: Vince Chan

Commissioned by SFBATCO
Co-produced by SFBATCO and Z Space

September 2020. San Francisco. An ominous sky.

High school science teacher Amari must let go of her grief while starting a new relationship; her brother, QC, grapples with the realities of long-COVID and his future as an artist; and her student, Alé, is just trying to pay for remote therapy.

Painted with the background of the ongoing pandemic, Black Lives Matters uprisings, and an upcoming election, these interconnected San Franciscans face yet another sobering moment: the day the sky turned orange.

This R&B and hip-hop musical from Julius Ernesto Rea, Olivia Kuper Harris, and David Michael Ott is a testament to living through the trials of 2020 as well as a compassionate reminder of the importance of caring for our planet, our communities, and ourselves.

Learn more about the show at sfbatco.org/orange