Offshoot

In an abandoned classroom, a Teacher and Pupil meet once a week to practice a disappearing skill: interacting with another person. A psychological drama about a world saturated with optimized AI relationships, and what happens when two people dare to be inconvenient to each other.

In an abandoned classroom, a Teacher and Pupil meet once a week to practice a disappearing skill: interacting with another person. A psychological drama about a world saturated with optimized AI relationships, and what happens when two people dare to be inconvenient to each other.

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  • Lisa VillaMil: Offshoot

    Saw a reading of this masterful play at the Valdez Theatre Conference. It was equal parts intimate drama, science fiction and even speculative horror, to my way of thinking. Timely, original, utterly crackling dialogue and a complex, completely formed world. Lots for great actors to chew on here. Some bangers of lines - "My imagination hurts me." This play sticks with you, it should be produced far and wide.

    Saw a reading of this masterful play at the Valdez Theatre Conference. It was equal parts intimate drama, science fiction and even speculative horror, to my way of thinking. Timely, original, utterly crackling dialogue and a complex, completely formed world. Lots for great actors to chew on here. Some bangers of lines - "My imagination hurts me." This play sticks with you, it should be produced far and wide.

  • Meghan McNeive: Offshoot

    The smartest piece of theatre I've ever encountered on the future of AI. Paryzer is a force to be reckoned with and OFFSHOOT demands to be seen.

    The smartest piece of theatre I've ever encountered on the future of AI. Paryzer is a force to be reckoned with and OFFSHOOT demands to be seen.

  • Judy Lawrence: Offshoot

    I read this play in one sitting. I was instantly immersed in the eerily familiar world that has been crafted here-- one where people are raised to believe that human connection is inferior to technological advancements. It would've been easy for this play to feel pessimistic, to walk away from experiencing it without hope. Yet, Drew has masterfully created a piece that is simultaneously a warning and a reminder that our humanity will always be worth fighting for, through gestures big and small.

    I read this play in one sitting. I was instantly immersed in the eerily familiar world that has been crafted here-- one where people are raised to believe that human connection is inferior to technological advancements. It would've been easy for this play to feel pessimistic, to walk away from experiencing it without hope. Yet, Drew has masterfully created a piece that is simultaneously a warning and a reminder that our humanity will always be worth fighting for, through gestures big and small.

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Pegasus PlayLab (University of Central Florida), Year 2026
  • Type Reading, Organization Valdez Theater Conference, Year 2026

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