RUR | Rossum’s Universal Robots at 124 Bank St – New York, NY

R.U.R. | Rossum’s Universal Robots by Karel Čapek (1920)

Directed by Laura Clinton & Daniel Walton

HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank St, New York, NY 10014

April 17th, 18th, & 19th

…………………………… Summary

On a remote island in the not-so-distant future, a revolutionary factory ushers in a new era of worldwide prosperity by liberating humanity from the tedious burden of labor. Their product: artificially intelligent workers, called “robots.” Their name: Rossum’s Universal Robots, Inc.

Enter Helena Glory, an activist on a mission to save the robots from servitude.

Can she convince the businessmen at the helm of this global enterprise to change their ways before the end of the world? The executives of R.U.R. are faced with an impossible choice: listen to one woman, or the call of progress?

………………………………. Cast

Domin ………………………………. Daniel Walton

Sulla/Robot Ensemble ………………………………. Emily McGuire

Marius /Robot Ensemble ………………………………. Zaina Shariff

Helena Glory ………………………………. Magdaliz Rivera

Dr. Gall ………………………………. Neysa Lozano

Mr. Fabry ………………………………. Renee Hapeman

Hallemeier ………………………………. Amy Savino

Busman ………………………………. Eythen Anthony

Alquist ………………………………. Audrey Owen

Anna ………………………………. Erin Sullivan

Radius ………………………………. Milton Daniel Lopez

Robot Helena/Robot Ensemble ………………………………. Carolyn Oursler

Primus/Robot Ensemble ………………………………. Ben Fiorica