I had the good fortune to see Data at Arena Stage. Aside from the spot-on casting, excellent directing and awesome set, the script Libby crafted is lightspeed perfect. I left the theatre doing Jonah's remarkable happy dance. This is a play for our age and deserves a thousand productions.

Libby is so good at writing plays that explore the intersection of technology and humanity, crafting nuanced, thought-provoking stories that also work as propulsive, finely wrought pieces of drama. He presents us with a doozy here, a sort of corporate espionage story that examines tech companies' culpability for the applications of their technology and the impossibility of turning the messiness of humanity into standardized data. We humans are deeply flawed, so how can we expect what we create to be flawless?

Whew! A fast-moving and propulsive play that explores so much--ethics in tech, whistleblowing, the intersection of identity and social conscience, competition and success--in a taut 90 or so minutes. The huge themes are in contrast to the small and specific focus of the story and the distinct and unique characters. This piece truly is a masterclass in the notion of "universal resonance through looking at specific lives." The irregular, wordless interludes that punctuate the well-written scenes make for character-revealing transitions. Timely and would work beautifully onstage!