2:00 PM // Performance of A Christmas Carol
Post-Show Discussion on the Coca-Cola Stage
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of A Christmas Carol. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Robotics on/of the Stage with Dr. Magnus Egerstedt
Maybe Happy Ending employs robotics in unprecedented ways in the area of musical theater. Join us for a post-show discussion and Q&A with Dr. Magnus Egerstedt that explores the future of robot-human characters onstage and the use of advanced stage automation technology.
In collaboration with Georgia Tech Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology
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Dr. Magnus Egerstedt is the Steve W. Chaddick School Chair and Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He conducts research in the areas of control theory and robotics, with particular focus on control and coordination of multi-robot systems. Dr. Egerstedt previously served as the Executive Director for the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at Georgia Tech and is founder of the Robotarium Lab. |
Read more about Dr. Magnus Egerstedt in Atlanta Magazine (July 2018)
This conversation is free with a ticket purchase to the matinee performance on February 2nd of Maybe Happy Ending.
AfterWords: What Drives Us to Be Good… or Bad?
Join us for a post-show discussion and Q&A with moral philosopher Dr. Marta Jimenez that explores the figure of the tyrant in Seize the King and the role of emotion in the development of our moral compass.
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Dr. Marta Jimenez is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Philosophy at Emory University. She specializes in moral psychology, contemporary as well as ancient, and lectures and writes about emotion theory and virtue in ethical and political thought. She recently completed a book manuscript titled Aristotle on Shame and Learning to Be Good.
AfterWords: Q&A with Laura Cole from the Atlanta Shakespeare Company
Join us for a post-show discussion and Q&A with Laura Cole from the Atlanta Shakespeare Company as we discuss Seize the King and our pre-occupation with The Bard today.
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Laura Cole is an Atlanta-based actor, director, and Director of Education and Training at the Atlanta Shakespeare Company at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. She is a specialist in Shakespeare’s original practices and has performed almost every single major female role in Shakespeare. Laura received her Bachelors of Science in Acting from Northwestern University.
DATA AFTERWORDS events
May 6
Join us for a talkback following the 7:00pm performance with the cast of DATA and playwright Matthew Libby. Q&A to follow.
May 13
Join us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Nassim Pravin, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Parvin will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing political and ethical concerns in the field of technology and design: How are algorithms shaping social and collective interactions? What kind of bias does data reproduce and how can we imagine a more just technological future? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.
Nassim Parvin is an Associate Professor at the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Dr. Parvin’s interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in design, computing, and STS venues; and her designs have received multiple awards and been exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Museum. She is on the editorial board of Design Issues and serves as a Lead Editorial Team member of Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience.
May 14
Join us for a conversation following the 7:30pm performance between DATA playwright Matthew Libby, and the Director and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. Q&A to follow.
May 20
Join us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Paul Root Wolpe, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Wolpe will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing concerns in the field of ethics and technology: How are predictive algorithms driving government and policy decisions such as policing and immigration? What kinds of bias is baked into data sets and how can we re-imagine a more just future with technology and AI? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.
Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair of Jewish Bioethics, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Sociology, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience. For 15 years he served as the Senior Bioethicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Dr. Wolpe is the winner of the 2011 World Technology Network Award in Ethics and was named one of Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.
DATA AFTERWORDS events
May 6
Join us for a talkback following the 7:00pm performance with the cast of DATA and playwright Matthew Libby. Q&A to follow.
May 13
Join us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Nassim Pravin, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Parvin will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing political and ethical concerns in the field of technology and design: How are algorithms shaping social and collective interactions? What kind of bias does data reproduce and how can we imagine a more just technological future? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.
Nassim Parvin is an Associate Professor at the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Dr. Parvin’s interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in design, computing, and STS venues; and her designs have received multiple awards and been exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Museum. She is on the editorial board of Design Issues and serves as a Lead Editorial Team member of Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience.
May 14
Join us for a conversation following the 7:30pm performance between DATA playwright Matthew Libby, and the Director and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. Q&A to follow.
May 20
Join us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Paul Root Wolpe, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Wolpe will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing concerns in the field of ethics and technology: How are predictive algorithms driving government and policy decisions such as policing and immigration? What kinds of bias is baked into data sets and how can we re-imagine a more just future with technology and AI? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.
Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair of Jewish Bioethics, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Sociology, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience. For 15 years he served as the Senior Bioethicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Dr. Wolpe is the winner of the 2011 World Technology Network Award in Ethics and was named one of Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.
DATA AFTERWORDS events
May 6
Join us for a talkback following the 7:00pm performance with the cast of DATA and playwright Matthew Libby. Q&A to follow.
May 13
Join us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Nassim Pravin, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Parvin will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing political and ethical concerns in the field of technology and design: How are algorithms shaping social and collective interactions? What kind of bias does data reproduce and how can we imagine a more just technological future? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.
Nassim Parvin is an Associate Professor at the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Dr. Parvin’s interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in design, computing, and STS venues; and her designs have received multiple awards and been exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Museum. She is on the editorial board of Design Issues and serves as a Lead Editorial Team member of Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience.
May 14
Join us for a conversation following the 7:30pm performance between DATA playwright Matthew Libby, and the Director and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. Q&A to follow.
May 20
Join us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Paul Root Wolpe, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Wolpe will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing concerns in the field of ethics and technology: How are predictive algorithms driving government and policy decisions such as policing and immigration? What kinds of bias is baked into data sets and how can we re-imagine a more just future with technology and AI? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.
Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair of Jewish Bioethics, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Sociology, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience. For 15 years he served as the Senior Bioethicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Dr. Wolpe is the winner of the 2011 World Technology Network Award in Ethics and was named one of Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.
DATA AFTERWORDS events
May 6
Join us for a talkback following the 7:00pm performance with the cast of DATA and playwright Matthew Libby. Q&A to follow.
May 13
Join us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Nassim Pravin, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Parvin will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing political and ethical concerns in the field of technology and design: How are algorithms shaping social and collective interactions? What kind of bias does data reproduce and how can we imagine a more just technological future? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.
Nassim Parvin is an Associate Professor at the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Dr. Parvin’s interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in design, computing, and STS venues; and her designs have received multiple awards and been exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Museum. She is on the editorial board of Design Issues and serves as a Lead Editorial Team member of Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience.
May 14
Join us for a conversation following the 7:30pm performance between DATA playwright Matthew Libby, and the Director and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. Q&A to follow.
May 20
Join us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Paul Root Wolpe, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Wolpe will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing concerns in the field of ethics and technology: How are predictive algorithms driving government and policy decisions such as policing and immigration? What kinds of bias is baked into data sets and how can we re-imagine a more just future with technology and AI? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.
Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair of Jewish Bioethics, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Sociology, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience. For 15 years he served as the Senior Bioethicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Dr. Wolpe is the winner of the 2011 World Technology Network Award in Ethics and was named one of Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.