Machines Eat People

by Maximillian Gill

Seven Devils Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist, 2024

Full-length: Two couples on a getaway to a cabin in New England face the specters of the past and present after an Indian brother and sister receive an unexpected phone call.

Seven Devils Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist, 2024

Full-length: Two couples on a getaway to a cabin in New England face the specters of the past and present after an Indian brother and sister receive an unexpected phone call.

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Machines Eat People

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  • Doug DeVita: Machines Eat People by Maximillian Gill
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    Another pointed, intelligent script from Maximillian Gill; one of the things I love about his work is how sharply he probes into his characters' psyches and creates complicated, warts and all human beings of wonderful depth and beauty.

    Another pointed, intelligent script from Maximillian Gill; one of the things I love about his work is how sharply he probes into his characters' psyches and creates complicated, warts and all human beings of wonderful depth and beauty.

    ”

Character Information

  • Deepti
    30s
    Indian-American
    She/her
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Ravi
    Deepti’s older brother by a few years, Kendra’s husband
    30s
    Indian-American
    he/him
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Kendra
    30s
    White American
    She/her
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Tyler
    Deepti’s fiancé
    30s
    White American
    he/him
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Frannie
    70s-80s
    White American
    She/her
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female

Development History

  • Reading, Round the Bend Theatre, 2023

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