Joseph Verlezza — Theater Critic

The cast is superb with no weak link in this ensemble piece. The characters are well defined by the actors as they create depth and substance, but at times the script leaves them wallowing on the surface. The themes of greed, power, control, self-absorption and deceit are clear, but there are questions that remain unresolved. Will you be happy not having control over your own life decisions? How much must you sacrifice to get what you want? Is the algorithm the problem or are the humans the problem? Does an algorithm even understand what happiness is? Who is morally corrupt? Nick for inventing the algorithm, or the three couples willing to use it? What seems to create the terror contained in Mr. Stein’s new play is not the fear of what the future of AI will create, but how humans will allow it to be used. This timely and thought-provoking play is worth seeing, but the best part will be the encore. The conversation that follows when you leave the theater.