anthropology

<i>I have no answers. I have nothing but rage</i><i>and sorrow. And so yes I built you because</i><i>this is what I do. And honestly it's not that</i><i>hard you're basically a chatbot.</i><br/><br/>Merril is one of Silicon Valley's leading software engineers but her life disintegrates when her younger sister Angie vanishes on her way home from college. A year later when the police have long abandoned their search Merril assembles all the digital material Angie has left behind and sets about building herself a digital simulation of her sister. The resultant 'virtual Angie' offers her some solace - until that is it starts to reveal new details about the real Angie's disappearance...<br/><br/>A moving exploration of the intersection of family technology and legacy <i>anthropology</i>is the timely new play from award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson. <br/><br/>This edition was published to coincide with<br/>the world premiere at London's Hampstead Theatre in September 2023<i>.</i>