Photos by Youn Jung Kim
Machine Learning Hamlet; or, Text Like Daggers (2021)
WORLD PREMIERE
July 23-29, 2021
The Brick Theater & Live streamed thru YouTube here
“Hamlet (or something like Hamlet”, performed by a computer AI (artificial Intelligence), for live in-person audience, and live-streamed to remote audiences.
MACHINE LEARNING HAMLET; OR, TEXT LIKE DAGGERS is inspired by Janet H. Murray’s foundational Game Studies book, Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future or Narratives in Cyberspace. It explores the place of the "the live stream" in our media landscape (Youtube Live, CNN Live, Saturday Night Live), and, the difference between “Live & In-Person” and “Live & Remote” (“Here & Now” vs. “There-&-Now”).
Conceived and Directed by Jesse Freedman and with an original script based on a Shakespeare, the 1981 text adventure computer game ZORK 1, and the iconic media personality, Max Headroom.
Venue
The Brick Theater & Live Streamed thru YouTube
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
July 22 at 8:00pm EST (Preview)
July 23 & 24 at 8:00pm EST (Opening Night)
July 25 at 5pm EST
July 27, 28, 29 at 8pm EST
CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Jesse Freedman
Performed by: Sophie Zmorrod Laruelle
Video Design: Lacey Erb
Costume Design: Karen Boyer
Lighting Design: Elizabeth M Stewart
Scenic Design: Kyu Shin
Sound Design: Eamon Goodman
Stage Management: Lenyn Hernandez
Prod. Management: Kelly Lamanna
Technical Direction: Eli Reid
Max Operator: Arty Kopischke
Sound Operator: Tristan O’Shea
Video Assistant: Camillia Bayle
Network & Video Tech: Ben Moll
Assistant Director: Bobby Marlbrough
Intern: Nam Pham