Playwright Rob Burke’s plays include a.d.a.m., Second Chance, The Kevin, Last Known Survivor, and Z-covery. He has also written a number of screenplays, including the short LOVE, which premiered in London and has been shown in several U.S. and international film festivals. Rob’s plays have been produced by Island Theatre (WA), Greenbrier Valley Theatre (WV), M.T. Pockets Theatre (WV), Short+Sweet Dubai, and Indiana University Bloomington. Rob holds a drama degree from Colorado College and a law degree from Willamette University. He is also a member of the Dramatists Guild and currently resides in the Pacific Northwest.
About the Play
Recently, I had the soul-crushing experience of watching my father die . . . watching a doctor tell him his time on this Earth was coming to an end. I wanted to use science fiction as a way to explore the feelings I had around this event. So, I started asking myself: What happens in the near future when A.I. becomes so human-like that androids and robots will go through experiences that are uniquely human?
This is what my play, “a.d.a.m.”, is about.
