R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)

by Karel Capek

Performances: February 29, March 1, 2, 3, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

Written in 1920, this wild, expressionistic journey into genetic engineering on a mass scale accurately predicted a mechanized world of people without emotions and individual rights. Mad scientists, explosive special effects, and an eerie original score by Patrick Kelley ’09 promise to make Rossum’s Universal Robots a nightmare you can’t escape when the curtain comes down. Directed by Michael O’Neill.