Even When We're Apart

by Stanton Nash

A married couple use avatars to “co-exist” on opposite sides of the planet. 90 minutes.

A married couple use avatars to “co-exist” on opposite sides of the planet. 90 minutes.

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Even When We're Apart

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  • Cheryl Bear: Even When We're Apart by Stanton Nash
    “

    A fascinating, thought provoking exploration of technology and human relationships that has you hooked. Fantastic!

    A fascinating, thought provoking exploration of technology and human relationships that has you hooked. Fantastic!

    ”
  • Kitchen Dog Theater: Even When We're Apart by Stanton Nash
    “

    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2019 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2019 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

    ”
  • Rachel Bykowski: Even When We're Apart by Stanton Nash
    “

    I had the wonderful opportunity to see a staged reading of this play with Relative Theatrics. A SciFi play about falling in and out of love. The play asks the difficult questions about mechanics of a relationship: what is compromise? What is trust? When do we put the relationship first? When do you put ourselves first? If that was not enough to chew on, Stanton does a poetic job of navigating the laws of artificial intelligence and begs the question, are human beings the only things capable of love?

    I had the wonderful opportunity to see a staged reading of this play with Relative Theatrics. A SciFi play about falling in and out of love. The play asks the difficult questions about mechanics of a relationship: what is compromise? What is trust? When do we put the relationship first? When do you put ourselves first? If that was not enough to chew on, Stanton does a poetic job of navigating the laws of artificial intelligence and begs the question, are human beings the only things capable of love?

    ”

Character Information

The actors playing OLIVER and SEARLE also play MALE VESSEL and FEMALE VESSEL, respectively.
  • Oliver
    DC Lobbyist for a large communications company. Spouse of SEARLE​. Played by same actor as ​MALE VESSEL​.
    30's
    Any but Asian American
    Cisgender Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Male Vessel
    An anatomically correct android coded with a custom AI based on OLIVER​. It is a top of the line model that can sync with its host from anywhere in the world. Played by same actor as ​OLIVER​.
    1
    Any but Asian American
    Cisgender Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Searle
    A volunteer working at an NGO in China. She is married to OLIVER​ but has fallen out of love. Played by same actress as FEMALE VESSEL​.
    30's
    Asian American
    Cisgender Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Female Vessel
    An anatomically correct android coded with a custom AI based on SEARLE​. It has evolved past its original programming. Played by same actress as ​SEARLE​.
    1
    Asian American
    Cisgender Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female

Development History

  • Reading, Relative Theatrics, 2018

Awards

  • New American Voices Playwriting Festival
    The Landing Theatre Company
    Semi-Finalist
    2020
  • Spark Program
    Campfire Theatre Festival
    Finalist
    2019
  • NAP Series
    Normal Ave
    Finalist
    2018
  • Lift Off Series of New Plays
    The Navigators
    Finalist
    2018
  • New Work Initiative
    Lotus Lee Foundation
    Finalist
    2018