First Reads: Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven by Reina Hardy

First Reads is a four-part staged reading series featuring local actors reading four contemporary plays the Montana Rep is considering for full productions. Staged readings let us test these stories in the community, allowing the audience and the actors to immerse themselves and envision a future production.
Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven(Theatre for Young Audiences-Middle & High School): Annie Jump is a 13-year-old science genius whose alien-obsessed father is the laughingstock of Strawberry, KS. One night in August, a meteor falls, and Annie meets Althea, an intergalactic supercomputer who manifests itself as a mean girl with really great hair. Althea’s here to help Annie take humanity from the earth to the stars, but being the Chosen One isn’t all glory. What is Althea hiding? And what will Annie have to sacrifice to fulfill her destiny? A play for all audiences about finding your place in the universe and intelligent life in your neighborhood.