The Goodness Robot, a reading of a new play by Paul Allman
A devastating explosion kills hundreds of people and collapses a building. Searchers are looking for survivors. A robot designed for such emergencies – The Goodness Robot – is dispatched to the scene of the crime. Her name is Shelley, and she is fearless by design.
Paul Allman’s plays include Metesky, Appendix, Dog in the Manger, Aloyssius Day, The Puritan, Kill the Vumpire, Otis Furioso, Bombers Row, Dig We Must, and Kenneth – What is the Frequency? Allman served as Playwright-in-Residence at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Screenwriting Fellow at the Sundance Institute, and Playwriting Fellow at the Playwrights Lab at the Sundance Institute. He has published two young adult novels and one literary novel with St. Martin’s Press, and his fiction has appeared in Paris Transcontinental, Harpers’s Magazine, Film Comment, and Witness, where his short story “We Have Time” won a Pushcart Prize. He has appeared sporadically and unpredictably as Captain Croaker, performing his sea-chanty opera “Break of Dawn” with the Mercantillers band at small venues in the city.
In partnership with Round The Bend Theatre — a mobile theater company with a mission to encourage Hudson Valley playwrights and their work in development. Through the process of inclusive readings and reflection, new voices are nurtured for future work.
Each play in the series will be read by professional actors, followed by a discussion with the playwright and audience.
Additional Round the Bend Theater productions at Byrdclffe Theater:
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 3 PM
The Dummies Guide to Murdering Your Husband, a reading of a new play by Nathan Johnson
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Sunday, June 28, 2026, 3 PM
Play-Off, a reading of a new play by Jason Wang
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Sunday, July 12, 2026, 3 PM
Loving Vivian, a new musical by Timothy Brown and Daniel Chadwick
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Sunday, July 26, 2026, 3 PM
The Goodness Robot, a reading of a new play by Paul Allman
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Sunday, August 9, 2026, 3 PM
Let There Be, a reading of a new play by Stephen Kaplan
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Sunday, August 23, 2026, 3 PM
Julia C, a reading of a new play by Daniel Pink
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