WHEN:
November 7 – December 8, 2024
WHERE:
Rattlestick and Theater for a New Audience
Polonsky Shakespeare Center
262 Ashland Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
CAST:
Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra, featuring Vito Dieterle on saxophone, Eben Levy on guitar, and Ian Riggs on bass. Two-time Tony nominated director Leigh Silverman (Violet, Suffs)
CREATIVE TEAM:
Lee Jellinek (Set Designer), Alejo Vietti (Costume Designer), Adam Honoré (Lighting Designer), Kate Freer (Projection Designer), and Nevin Steinberg (Sound Designer)
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“... playfully analog journey through artificial intelligence and the human condition...
... Lipton and his bandmates of 20 years play robots who’ve come to the theatre to answer the question, “What do humans want from their machines?” ... the musical looks at brain mapping, consciousness, violence, entertainment, surveillance, jobs, sex, and other pillars of our marriage with technology…"
