galatea 2.0

by Sophie Dushko

GALATEA 2.0 is a modern speculation on the Pygmalion myth and a deconstruction of objectification and the muse/artist relationship that merges incel culture, lMrs. Patrick Campbell and George Bernard Shaw, found text, lots of blue Gatorade, puppetry, plinths, and a very old Pekinese. The play chronicles Eliza, a sex worker hired by a disaffected young man to role play as a top of the line "love doll" when his...

GALATEA 2.0 is a modern speculation on the Pygmalion myth and a deconstruction of objectification and the muse/artist relationship that merges incel culture, lMrs. Patrick Campbell and George Bernard Shaw, found text, lots of blue Gatorade, puppetry, plinths, and a very old Pekinese. The play chronicles Eliza, a sex worker hired by a disaffected young man to role play as a top of the line "love doll" when his own doll mysteriously breaks.

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galatea 2.0

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  • Christian Flynn: galatea 2.0 by Sophie Dushko
    “

    Was lucky enough to see this in person. Punch-you-in-the-face type of theatre. Something that should be seen. How many plays do you know start with a man pulling a woman out of a box? Equal parts horny, fun, and angry. Galatea's monologue is one of my favorite pieces of writing I've encountered on this site and can stand on it's own. Go see it while it's still at BK Arthaus!

    Was lucky enough to see this in person. Punch-you-in-the-face type of theatre. Something that should be seen. How many plays do you know start with a man pulling a woman out of a box? Equal parts horny, fun, and angry. Galatea's monologue is one of my favorite pieces of writing I've encountered on this site and can stand on it's own. Go see it while it's still at BK Arthaus!

    ”
  • Samantha Oty: galatea 2.0 by Sophie Dushko
    “

    Fantastic. This is one of the best plays I've read in a long time. Mind-bending and increasingly relevant. An incredible retelling of "Pygmalion" and the other takes on the story we've seen so many times.

    Fantastic. This is one of the best plays I've read in a long time. Mind-bending and increasingly relevant. An incredible retelling of "Pygmalion" and the other takes on the story we've seen so many times.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: galatea 2.0 by Sophie Dushko
    “

    An absolutely brilliant and mind-bending work of art.

    An absolutely brilliant and mind-bending work of art.

    ”
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Character Information

1 m late 20s - mid 30s to play henry, shaw, and pygmalion
2 f early to mid 20s, 1 f mid 40s - early 50s
  • mrs pat
    Sensational. Sensitive. turn of the (20th) century english actress-manager mrs. patrick campbell. RP dialect.
    46
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • galatea
    a very, very expensive japanese-made “love doll”. looks an awful lot like eliza. (seated or carried, could be played by an actor with limited mobility)
    ageless, but youthful
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • henry/shaw/pygmalion
    henry: 27, male. anxious, lonely, works from home - coding.
    shaw: 57, male. brilliant, long-winded, famed irish playwright, critic, and activist, george bernard shaw. irish dialect.
    pygmalion: young-ish, male. artistic, horny, the mythical sculptor from ovid's metamorphosis.
    late 20s/early 30s
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • eliza
    agreeable, empathic, a sex worker.
    *sexually explicit and physically demanding (pole work)
    23
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female

Development History

  • Residency, Invulnerable Nothings - Barn Lab , 2022
  • Workshop, Invulnerable Nothings/Mercury Store , 2022

Production History

  • Professional, Invulnerable Nothings / Brooklyn Art Haus, 2023