North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its highly successful Season 35 with the San Diego premiere of Marjorie Prime, hailed as "an elegant, thoughtful, quietly unsettling drama" by The New York Times. Written by Jordan Harrison, the play enjoyed triumphant runs in Los Angeles and New York, and it was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for drama and won the 2016 Horton Foote Prize, which honors excellence in American theatre. Marjorie Prime has been adapted into a film debuting at the Sundance Festival next year starring Jon Hamm, Tim Robbins, Geena Davis and Lois Smith.
The production tells the tale of a near future in which artificial intelligence is used to treat dementia and depression in the form of "primes:" humanoid lifelike robots that speak with patients in the form of lost loved ones and provide companionship for the lonely.
Matthew Wiener directs Dee Maaske, Steve Froelich, Elaine Rivkin, and Gregory North. Majorie Prime previews begin Wednesday, January 11th. Opening night is on Saturday, January 14th at 8pm and includes a post-show reception. Call 858-481-1055 to purchase tickets.
North Coast Repertory Theatre is a professional Equity theatre founded in 1982, currently celebrating its 35th season, North Coast Rep has received critical acclaim from media and audiences alike, and has evolved into one of the area’s leading performing arts organizations. North Coast Rep prides itself on employing the majority of its actors from Actors’ Equity Association for its high quality, award-winning productions, and staging works by established and emerging playwrights. Throughout its history, North Coast Rep has created a platform where artist and audience thrive through the intimacy of live theatre, recognizing the power of theatre to challenge complacency, revitalize the imagination, nurture the unexpected and embrace the variety and diversity in our lives.
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