By Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by Jonathan Berry
July 17-19, 2026
City: Chicago
By Marisela Treviño Orta
Directed by Miranda Gonzalez
July 31 – Aug. 2, 2026
Developed through the Wirtz Center’s commitment to new work, SLUTBOT explores identity, self-understanding, and authorship at the intersection of technology and performance.
An interactive performance where story, video games, and AI collide, questioning the ethics of digital resurrection and the weight of loss: If we could bring back the dead, even as data, should we?
Simple technology transports us to outer space, where we take a look at our not-so-simple relationship with time and truth. 73 Seconds refers to the length of the Challenger’s failed and tragic space flight.
This tour-de-toot ultimately asks: How can we best relieve suffering?