OPENS OCT 4, 2025
MainStage
anthropology
written by Lauren Gunderson
directed by John Perrin Flynn
To find closure after losing her sister, Merril, a gifted programer, builds an AI to retrace her sister’s last moments. What she finds in this high-stakes thriller raises questions about living with grief and the lengths we can go to in order to bring back human connection in the digital age.
starring Alexandra Hellquist, Kaylee Kaneshiro, Julia Manis, Nan McNamara
Written by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by John Perrin Flynn
Produced by Lexi Sloan, Chisom Okoye, Guillermo Cienfuegos and Justin Okin
CAST
ALEXANDRA HELLQUIST
Merril
KAYLEE KANESHIRO
Angie
NAN MCNAMARA
Brin
JULIA MANIS
Raquel
CREATIVE TEAM
STEPHANIE KERLEY SCHWARTZ
Set and Costume Design
DAN WEINGARTEN
Lighting Design
CHRIS MOSCATIELLO
Sound Designer
MICHELLE HANZELOVA-BIERBAUER
Video & AI Design
NED MOCHEL
Violence Design
ATHENA SAXON
Assistant Director
VICTORIA HOFFMAN
Casting Director
CARLY DW BONES
Intimacy Director
FRITZ DAVIS
Video Engineer
SHAWNA VORAGEN
Video Engineer Assistant
RICH WONG
Stage Manager