An intimate negotiation of complex conflicts of interest begins in the early morning hours after the 2016 election, when a successful journalist receives a call from a corporate programmer who may--or may not--have invented an algorithm that can remove anonymity from the internet.

This Bespoke Plays encore from our first season will be fully staged with scripts in hand and an exceptional new cast!

Written by Ellie Pyle

Directed by Stephanie Sheh

Staring Elinor Gunn and Justin Lawrence Barnes

These performances made possible by a generous donation made in memory of Gail Byrd, who supported this play from its very first draft. 

Bespoke Plays is a writer-driven company of playwrights who work in genre across TV, Film, Games, Comics and Podcasts. The plays we’ve developed in our first four seasons have run the gamut of science fiction, historical romance, dark comedy, magical realism, and political drama. Our core writers all have experience not just working in multiple mediums but recognizing the strengths of a story for adaptation in one medium vs another. Actors in our company have had significant roles in shows such as Star Trek: Discovery, The Magicians, Yellowjackets, Leverage, The Affair, City on the Hill, Supergirl, Daredevil, Punisher, Madam Secretary, Supernatural, Westworld, Sailor Moon, Girls5eva and House of Cards as well on Broadway and in National Tours. All of our casts have been multicultural and many have included the full gender and sexuality spectrum. The stories that we choose to tell and the artists behind the scenes also represent gender parity and this diversity of worldviews. We offer opportunities for cultivating multi-hyphenates as writers and actors frequently switch hats as well as crossing over into directing and producing. Our readings are customized to the goals of the writer and the readiness of the play and we have always paid our actors and directors union recommended stipends. We believe theater is a community first, and a vital living artform where future diverse content and talent can still be discovered.