ANTHROPOLOGY

“I have no answers. I have nothing but rage and sorrow.

… You’re basically a chatbot.”

Merril is one of Silicon Valley's leading software engineers, but her life disintegrates when her younger sister Angie vanishes on her way home from college. A year later, when the police have long abandoned their search, Merril assembles all the digital material Angie has left behind and sets about building herself a digital simulation of her sister. The resultant 'virtual Angie' offers her some solace - until, that is, it starts to reveal new details about the real Angie's disappearance.

 By award-winning American playwright Lauren Gunderson, anthropology explores the dark edge of artificial intelligence — and the human cost of trying to control it.

Director: Paul Glaser (Artistic Director of English Theatre of Hamburg)

Cast (left to right): Schelaine Bennett, Katharina Waldau, Libby Boyd, Bethany Barber

Set design: Miriam Möller-Wieland

Location: TMD Theatermuseum Hofgartenhaus Düsseldorf, Jägerhofstr. 1, 40479

Duration: max. 2 hours 

Age recommendation: 14+  | Play content warning: Strong or offensive language