Life on the surface is inhospitable. Humanity has retreated into a vast series of underground apartments honeycombed throughout the Earth where “the machine” provides all means of food, shelter, and communication with others. Vashti is contacted by her son Kuno, who has discovered a terrible secret regarding the ominous machine. Originally written in 1909, E.M. Forter’s The Machine Stops explores our reliance on technology to connect with other human beings and how it often leaves us feeling increasingly isolated.

The Machine Stops: **A Staged Reading Part of the Otherworld Reading Series**

Adapted by Eric Coble from the story by E.M. Forster

Directed by Nathan Pease*

Live Foley designed by Ele Matelan

VASHTI - Elizabeth MacDougald+

KUNO - Emerson Elias+

LIVE FOLEY ARTIST - Ele Matelan

ENSEMBLE - Stephanie Mattos

ENSEMBLE - Dwight Sora

ENSEMBLE - Gaby Fernandez+

ENSEMBLE - Jacob Bates

*Ensemble Member | +Artistic Associate

One Night Only!

Monday, March 19th at 7:30 PM

Nox Arca Theatre

4001 N Ravenswood Ave #405

Chicago, IL 60613