Category
VOAPF 2023Group Name: Between Words Theatre
Title: The Great Shift
Playwright: Kurt Archer
Type of Play: Speculative Fiction / Dance / Drama
Duration of Play: 60 Minutes
Date of Play: June 8
Synopsis: Artificial Intelligence can help us become anyone or anything we want, but at what cost? Owynn lived an isolated life, and Soha grew up as a climate refugee on the other side of the world. A chance meeting at a conference unravels the truth about the future of A.I. and the very bond that connects us as human beings.
Thank you: Niraj Chag for permission to use the song Nritya, Caroline Russell-King, Sean Anderson of Morpheus Theatre, the original cast and crew of the 2020 attempt that never made it to stage, Eleanor Kschischang, and the staff of the VEC, Allison Roberts and RJ of CCPA, Logan Swain of Theatre SKAM, and all of the inspiring people I’ve met along the way that helped shape this story.
| Name | Role |
| Kurt Archer | Director |
| Hilary Ho | Assistant Director |
| Tess Wiens | Stage Manager / Lighting / Sound |
| Alejandra Cruz | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Hannah Everest | Choreographer |
| Khushi Harmilapi | Soha |
| Sammy Forest | Owynn |
| Emily Duke | Vi / Diya |
| Aditya Sharma | Tabla Player |
| Kendra Epp | Hair Stylist |
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