Robot Revolt in Edgewater – R.U.R. Theater Review Chicago

What if robots take over the world? What would be their relationship to humans? Would it be a carefree utopia with happy automatons cheerfully laboring away while people enjoy a life of leisure or will the robots develop ideas and aspirations of their own, eventually viewing their human creators as archaic inferior predecessors, in-fact outdated models?

This is the concept behind Bo List’s R.U.R. a world premiere production, freely adapted from the play Rossum’s Universal Robots by Karel Capek, directed by Brian Pastor, playing through June 15, 2025 at City Lit Theatre, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago (on the second floor of the historic Edgewater Presbyterian Church) through June 15, 2025. Running time is 2 hours with a 10-minute intermission. For tickets and information visit www.citylit.org or phone 773-293-3682.

Highly recommended lighthearted with a sense of urgency. – Reno Lovison