Marjorie Prime Apr 2026

Originally premiering at the Mark Taper Forum in 2014, the play saw a notable Off-Broadway run in 2015 starring . A 2017 film adaptation starred Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, and Tim Robbins. Most recently, a 2025 Broadway revival at the Hayes Theater featured June Squibb , Cynthia Nixon , and Danny Burstein , with reviews noting that the play feels even more "prescient" and "uncanny" in the era of modern chatbots.

: The play examines the ethics of using AI to stave off the loneliness of bereavement. While Primes offer comfort to some, like Marjorie’s son-in-law Jon , they can also exacerbate grief or create "unrealistic, artificial relationships" for others, like her daughter Tess . Marjorie Prime

: Struggling with fading memory; her relationship with Walter Prime (appearing as he did in his youth) allows her to relive her history. Originally premiering at the Mark Taper Forum in

: A central concept in the play is that human memory is not a fixed record but a "sedimentary layer" that changes each time it is accessed. Primes are fed stories by the living, which means they often reflect a "curated" or sanitized version of the past rather than the truth. : The play examines the ethics of using

The play serves as a profound meditation on what it means to be human in an age where technology can simulate our most private identities.