The Evolution of the Theatre Play, Human to AI: The Case of AI: When a Robot Writes a Play (2021)

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Artifical intelligence, contemporary theatre productions, the evolution of theatre plays, technology and theatre

Abstract

AI: When a Robot Writes a Play (Když Robot Píše Hru) (2021) is a contemporary attempt to write an AI-generated play in Prague, Czechia, directed by Daniel Hrbek. The contemporary play is developed and put on stage by a versatile team from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Charles University, and Švanda Theatre, like a multifaceted collaboration. In detail, it is a 60-minute play streamed on the website. It is performed in Czech, and it can also be followed by simultaneous English subtitles. This article asks how the understanding of contemporary theatre is affected by AI technologies and explores the ongoing evolution from human to AI. Thus, is it possible for AI to create a machine-generated playwright, an AI form of Shakespeare, within both the limitations and advantages of artificial intelligence? Lastly, as this paper examines, will there be an AI-generated concept of art that can be possible and valuable?

 

 

Author Biography

  • Sinem Çapar İleri, Giresun University

    Sinem Çapar İleri received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Department of English Language and Literature at Ege University in 2014. She received her Master of Arts degree from the Department of English Language and Literature at Ege University in 2017 with her thesis entitled “Metaphors of Disease and Desire in the Works of Olive Schreiner and Halide Edib Adıvar”. She completed her PhD at the same department in 2024 with a dissertation entitled “Women’s Voices in British Travel Writing Tradition: Analysis of Altered Space and Meaning in the Example of Istanbul”. She worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of English Language and Literature at Ege University between 2014 and 2023. She currently works as a department member in the Department of English Language and Literature at Giresun University. Her primary fields of research interests include Gender Studies, Comparative Literature, Women Writers and Travel Writing.

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2025-12-25

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): Issue 5.2

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Articles

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The Evolution of the Theatre Play, Human to AI: The Case of AI: When a Robot Writes a Play (2021). (2025). ETKİ: Journal of Literature, Theatre and Culture Studies, 5(2), 29-40. https://etkijournal.com/etki/article/view/38