Uncanny Valley

Overview

Produced by:: Contemporary American Theater Festival at Sherpherd University
Dates:: October 02 - October 26, 2014
Run Time:: 0 Hour, 0 Minute
Intermission:: No
Theater:: Showing in Theater

Show Info

Meet Julian - one body part at a time - the product of a life extension laboratory. Claire, a neuroscientist, is tasked with teaching him to be human. This mesmerizing examination of the future, sparks an ethical and social debate about the consequences of creation.
This spellbinding and deeply satisfying new play travels to the ethical heart of humankind's bid to outrace mortality. How far are we willing to go to forget, while insisting on never being forgotten?
Noted for presenting new works to audiences in West Virginia, Baltimore and Washington DC, the Contemporary American Theater Festival makes its New York debut with Uncanny Valley.

Alex

Podulke

Barbara

Kingsley

Producing Company

Contemporary American Theater Festival

The Contemporary American Theater Festival produces the newest plays in America, in the oldest town in West Virginia. Discover the ultimate theater experience in historic Shepherdstown.

Named as one of the top theater festivals in the world, by publications such as The New York Times, American Theatre, and World Guide, the Contemporary American Theater Festival shapes the future of American theater. Each summer, the Festival produces six new plays in rotating repertory.

Reviews

'AN ACTING TOUR DE FORCE! IT MAKES US THINK...ABOUT OUR OWN AWARENESS AND THE MYSTERIES OF THE MUNDANE.' - The Washington Post

'SO EXPERTLY STAGED AND EXQUISITELY ACTED, YOU ARE SUCKED RIGHT IN!'- DC Theatre Scene

'EMOTION, BRAIN-BUSTING EXHILARATION AND SADNESS! AN EXTRAORDINARY PLAY. '-Communities Digital News