Plays

COMPUTER

- A Drama -

THEME: Introduction of computer technology, alienation, virtual reality
NUMBER OF CHARACTERS/IMAGES: 3 (2 male, 1 female)
NUMBER OF ACTS: 11 scenes
PLACE: A small company, virtual reality
TIME: The present
WRITTEN IN: 1996

SUMMARY:
A small company introduces computer technology. The manager of the company - an old-fashioned woman full of phobias and predictions
about the end of the world - hates computers, but wants to exploit them in her struggle for power. Her employee, Vinnie, adores computer games, virtual reality and surfing on the Internet. A computer dealer, Mr Computing, makes big money with computers. In the end, the computer gets out of control, takes over and transfers the characters into virtual reality - they are transformed into sections of a computer programme.