Poster by Luyuan Nathan
ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS (R.U.R.)
by Karel Čapek
directed by Blanche Case and Luyuan Nathan
R.U.R. Corporation dreams of a future where no human needs to work and everything is affordable, thanks to the labor of robots. Helena dreams of improving conditions for the robots and treating them like people. What do the robots dream – and can humans survive that dream becoming reality? A century after it debuted the term “robot”, Karel Čapek’s play comes to the stage in a new age of artificial intelligence and questions about what makes us human.
“This riveting production drips with tension and willful uncertainty from start to finish…thought-provoking, suspenseful, and surprisingly topical for having been written more than a century ago” —BroadwayWorld
July 19-28, AS220 Black Box, 95 Empire
7 performances only!
Friday, July 19: 7:30pm
Saturday, July 20: 7:30pm
Sunday, July 21: 3:00pm
Thursday, July 25: 7:30pm (Pay-What-You-Can)
Friday, July 26: 7:30pm
Saturday, July 27: 7:30pm
Sunday, July 28: 3:00pm
Tickets $30
Pay-What-You-Can Thursday 7/25
Free with Brown/RISD student ID
Part of 2024: Taken for Granted
WITH:
Harry Domin…..Brayden Fanti
Helena Glory…..Elisabet Ober
Alquist…..Jeffrey Ouellette
Dr. Gall…..Frederick P. Dodge
Dr. Hallemeier…..Stuart Wilson
Busman…..Daniel Holmes
Fabry…..Michael Pugliese
Nana…..Clare Boyd
Radius…..Christopher Ferreira
Sulla…..Luyuan Nathan
Marius…..Daniel O’Donnell
Ensemble…..Amy Thompson, Janie Levin, Ryk McIntyre
Costume Design…..Gabriella Rose
Light Design…..Derek Laurendeau
Sound Design…Terry Shea
Stage Manager…..Rebecca DeVivo
Assistant Stage Manager…..Julian Trilling
Content warning: brief violence, offstage gunshots and explosions, medical violence and blood
Photos by Rebecca Maxfield
This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.