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.
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Machines Eat People

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  • Doug DeVita:
    29 Jun. 2024
    “ 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:
    • Age: 
      30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Ravi
    30s,
    Indian-American
    ,
    he/him
    Deepti’s older brother by a few years, Kendra’s husband
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Kendra
    30s,
    White American
    ,
    She/her
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Tyler
    30s,
    White American
    ,
    he/him
    Deepti’s fiancé
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Frannie
    70s-80s,
    White American
    ,
    She/her
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      70s+
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Round the Bend Theatre
    ,
    2023

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