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.
Everyday people are the heroes of democracy and rising to the challenge of our times.
This tour-de-toot ultimately asks: How can we best relieve suffering?