Playreading: OmniHappy
Omni is watching.
SUMMARY
Helen and Phil are living in a pristine near-future dystopian Philadelphia where mega tech company Omni controls everything about their lives and their data. Omni’s only goal is to keep its customers happy and spending money. If a customer becomes unhappy, Omni tasks the person causing the unhappiness with killing (or “churning") the unhappy customer. Today’s the day Omni detects Phil has become unhappy, so Helen is tasked with churning her husband... which makes her unhappy. But Helen is a scientist at the University of Pennsylvania and has been working on a research project that might save both their lives-- and doom all of humanity to omniHappiness.
Tickets are $15
BYOB welcome with $5 donation
The Media Arts Council Play Reading Series was created by playwrights Julie Zaffarano, Dave Ebersole, and Keenya Jackson, in partnership with MAC to create a space for local playwrights to hear their work read by talented actors and receive feedback from a public audience. The only regular new play reading series in the area, it brings exciting new stories from exciting writers to Delaware County.
Playwrights, actors, and directors who are interested in being involved in the series should contact Julie Zaffarano, juliezaffarano@gmail.com. Due to the limited budget for this project, we are unable to offer actors or directors a stipend through the MAC.