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Storyline: Set in the final decades of the 1700s, an academic obsessed with surpassing human limits tries to create artificial life with superior intelligence. As his mission intensifies, he spirals into madness and isolation, sacrificing everything in pursuit of greatness.
Despite the Scottish Enlightenment around him, he sees humanity as primitive and believes God has capped human potential. His fixation drives him to build a machine to advance society, even if it means losing his own humanity
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Males & females all ages
Street Passersby People who ignore the protagonist as he tries to hand out pamphlets on the street
Males & females 18 to 45
Lecture Hall Attendees A group of academics who laugh the protagonist off the stage when he presents his ideas
Male 18 to 46
The Scientist Erratic, nervous and fiercely determined. Disgusted with humanity, he isolates himself while obsessively pursuing the creation of something greater than is conceivable
Any gender 18 to 70
The Scribe A near-silent observer who records the Scientist as he tells his story, witnessing his descent into obsession and acting as something of a judge
Any gender 18 to 80
The Victim An innocent passerby who meets an untimely end after the protagonist kidnaps them to aid in his experiments
