The Uncanny Valley at The Brick Theater

For maybe the first time in theatrical history, "mechanical acting" does not detract from the story, but enriches it in The Uncanny Valley, a play for two humans and one robot. Featuring a "RoboThespian" actor, this new play by Francesca Talenti is a horrifying yet humorous exploration of the fragility of the human soul. When young Edwin agrees to upload his mind into a robot in exchange for wealth and a clean slate, he has little idea of the full costs of this updated Faustian bargain. The Brick Theater presents The Uncanny Valley as a part of their Game Play festival championed by The New York Times as an ambitious effort "to fuse the techniques and live presentation of theater with the themes, structures and technology of interactive electronic entertainment."