R.U.R. by Karel Čapek

Name: R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
Start: 2025-11-06T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-11-06T22:00:00-07:00
Location: Springs Ensemble Theatre , @The Dice Guys and Fifty-Niner, 2409 W. Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80904

Schedule

Thu Nov 06 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Springs Ensemble Theatre , @The Dice Guys and Fifty-Niner, 2409 W. Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80904 | Colorado Springs, CO

Springs Ensemble Theatre Presents R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
November 6–23, 2025
Fresh off a completely sold out run of THE SHARK IS BROKEN, Springs Ensemble Theatre (SET) continues its sixteenth season with R.U.R. by Karel Čapek, adapted and directed by SET member Matt Phillips.
R.U.R. first electrified audiences in 1921, with its vision of synthetic workers rising up against their creators. A century later, as artificial intelligence dominates headlines, this chilling and timely drama asks urgent questions about the value of human labor and the limits of progress. Before there was "Blade Runner", before there was Asimov's "I, Robot", before there was Lang's "Metropolis", there was...R.U.R.: See the start of AI.
Director and adaptor Matt Phillips brings a bold new vision to this landmark work that coined the term “robot.” A graduate of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and a young local theatre artist, Phillips is in his first year as a member of Springs Ensemble Theatre. His adaptation strips away mechanical stereotypes and highlights the human themes at the heart of the play.
CAST
Helena/Helena R - Sheridan Singer
Domin/Primus - Ethan Everhart
Sulla/Nana - Allyson Hackworth
Busman/Radius - Elijah Field
Dr. Gall/Marius - Daniel Salamé
Alquist - Robert Sherrane
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director/Executive Producer: Matt Phillips
Assistant Director: Rose Mitchell
Co-Producers: JoLynn Minns, Ellie Hinkle, Sarah Sheppard Shaver
Stage Manager/Costume Designer: Rain Gray
Assistant Costume Designer: Viola Shaver
Scenic Designer: Josh White
Lighting Designer: JoLynn Minns
Props Coordinator: Sarah Kohler
Composer: Jadon Cruzan