The Asian premiere of ‘anthropology,’ a psychological sci-fi drama by Lauren Gunderson, opened on March 12, 2026 at the Doreen Black Box Theater. Staged by Barefoot Theatre Collaborative, the production marks the play’s first staging in Asia and launches a strictly limited three-week run at Areté. Directed by Caisa Borromeo, the production features an all-female cast led by Jenny Jamora as Merril, a brilliant artificial intelligence programmer grappling with the disappearance and death of her sister, Angie. In her desperation to reconnect, Merril uses her expertise to reconstruct her sister’s voice and personality through artificial intelligence—an experiment that begins as […]... Keep on reading: ‘anthropology’ makes Philippine premiere at Doreen Black Box Theater