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Open Studio: Richard Maxwell and New York City Players

Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:00–8:00 PM

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Do robots belong on stage? Do they make good scene partners? Can they cry?Join us for a first look at a new work in progress by Richard Maxwell and New York City Players as they investigate how a robot might endure the artistic rigor of developing a new play alongside live actors.This studio performance will investigate the idea of robots as characters on stage as a means to explore empathy and how it is generated for characters in the minds of the audience.Over the last 25 years, Richard Maxwell’s work has disrupted, innovated, confounded, and been celebrated by many. It has been described as a confluence of influences leaping out of epic theater, post-dramatic theater, and performance art while operating and vibrating within hyper-realist theater concerns. At its heart, the work is always a rupture.Seating is limited. Registration through Eventbrite is strongly encouraged. There will be no late seating.This residency is co-sponsored by the Christian A. Johnson Fund and the Department of Theater, Computer Science, Film and Media Studies, Art, Colgate Arts Council, and the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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