New Golden Age
by Karen Hartman

Name: New Golden Age
Brand: Karen Hartman
SKU: 9780573710964
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

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90 minsThe FutureRole(s) for Asian Actor(s)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

In the New Normal, two sisters face a big tech dystopia.

Sunlight, founded by a boy genius, has expanded during the Pause, bringing every corner of our lives InLight.

Now folk-hero Professor Lin defends the Right to the Dark, while her sister Polly attempts a perilous inside maneuver with a new gig InLight.

Will we ever meet unobserved again?

New Golden Age is a revolutionary tale about reclaiming human connection in an age driven by data.

Press Reviews

"Structured like a Greek tragedy, [New Golden Age] imagines the dark consequences of an extremely online future as two sisters struggle to connect IRL."
— The New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
MAT A multibillionaire tech founder, warm, feels more like Buttigieg than Zuckerberg. White, mid thirties. He/him.	—	—	A multibillionaire tech founder, warm, feels more like Buttigieg than Zuckerberg. White, mid thirties. He/him.
LIN A professor of ethics. Elegant and forceful. East or South Asian, late forties. She/her.	—	—	A professor of ethics. Elegant and forceful. East or South Asian, late forties. She/her.
POLLY A broke creative person. A superpower listener. White, mid twenties. He/him.	—	—	A broke creative person. A superpower listener. White, mid twenties. He/him.
SILAS An employed creative person. A powerful listener. Black, mid twenties. He/him.	—	—	An employed creative person. A powerful listener. Black, mid twenties. He/him.
JACE The student leader of Lin’s movement. Wears a kilt. Bright hair, possibly green. Any race, early twenties. They/them or she/her.	—	—	The student leader of Lin’s movement. Wears a kilt. Bright hair, possibly green. Any race, early twenties. They/them or she/her.