The Machine Stops
2023
“In 1909, between the publication of A Room with a View and Howards End, E.M. Forster wrote a science-fiction short story (!) whose basic set-up—a world of socially isolated people whose communications are mediated through a central machine—speaks to questions that may resonate in today's tech-saturated age. This multimedia stage version, adapted and directed by Kevin Ray, employs live actors and puppetry to tell the tale in a new way.”
-Time Out New York
“Wyatt Moniz’s breathtaking lighting [helps] to push Forster’s story beyond imagination.” -Front Row Center
Projections by John Degaetano
Lighting by Wyatt Moniz
Puppet Design and Direction by Deborah Hertzberg
Costumes by Alyssa Korol
Scenery by Yang Yu
Directed by Kevin Ray
Sound by Robert A.K. Gonyo
With Composer Ian McNelly
