One of the finest plays of the 21st Century. And no, that's not hyperbole at all. This play will change your life. If you're out-of-town, come into town and see this.
This play is going to sell out so you're going to want to buy tickets right now.
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Gideon Productions presents
at The Sheen Center:
Universal Robots
Written by Mac Rodgers
Directed by Jordana Williams
Directed by Jordana Williams
June 3–26, 2016
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Offering a compelling alternate history of the twentieth
century, imagining the invention of the robot in 1921 and chronicling
the shocking consequences of that invention, Universal Robots
is part science fiction thriller, part political allegory and part love
story masterpiece written by Mac Rogers and produced by the
award-winning theater company Gideon Productions.
The Great War has just ended. The fledgling
Republic of Czechoslovakia boasts a thriving artistic community. At the
center of that community is Karel Capek, a celebrated playwright and a
passionate advocate for all his newborn nation can achieve. But this
brave new world arrives faster that Karel could have ever expected when a
young woman walks into his life with a strange mannequin in a
wheelchair... a mannequin that gets up and walks all by itself.
UNIVERSAL ROBOTS offers a compelling alternate history of the Twentieth
Century, imagining the invention of the robot in 1921 Czechoslovakia and
chronicling the shocking consequences of that invention right up to the
present day. Part science fiction thriller, part love story, part
political allegory, UNIVERSAL ROBOTS is a fast-paced, riveting story of
war, faith, art and technology that culminates, in the words
of NYTheatre's Martin Denton, in an "edge-of-your-seat finish equal to
the best storytelling of stage and screen."
GIDEON PRODUCTIONS crafts gripping plays that
explore human grace and darkness, through the kaleidoscope of popular
genre forms and other cultural touchstones. We reject the notion that
thrills are cheap or that big ideas are boring. We explore
what’s strange about being human and what’s human about being strange,
using thrilling entertainment as a delivery system for challenging
stories that take on religion, sexuality, politics, compulsion, popular
culture, and the often strange bonds that tie people together in a
rapidly changing world. We honor the time our audiences and
collaborators devote to our productions and seek to deliver the utmost
quality in experience and content.
Cast announcement here.
Info about the Sheen Center here.
Special Performances:
Thursday, June 9 - Interpreted for the Deaf
Sunday, June 12 - Family support, Teaching artists taking care of kids.
Wednesday, June 15 - Interpreted for the Blind.
Upcoming Performances
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