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WINTER'S TALE

In contemporary California, technology industry titans, young billionaires Leo Winter and Paul Warren, are on the brink of launching their company's most revolutionary product.

"Bohemia," the game they've created, promises to reshape the world as we know it. Positioned to become the world's new religion, with its founders as the new gods on Mount Olympus, this virtual reality game offers the chance to experience one's wildest dreams. While everyone is about to become a user in "Bohemia," its impact on human consciousness is unpredictable. Participation carries risks – anyone over 21 faces the possibility of irreversible effects on brain function, since only young brains can adapt to this constantly stimulating virtual world of perpetual bliss.

 Unable to find a middle ground between the risks associated with releasing the game to the market and the promise of fantastic profits, both friends find themselves at a crossroads.

The longtime friends, previously united by their shared success, are now divided by obsession and a woman. Leo's wife, Hermione, once close to Paul, is expecting a child. As tension escalates, Leo, consumed by wild jealousy, makes a reckless decision...

Director Jeff James has described "The Winter's Tale" as Shakespeare's "wildest and most unpredictable play." In Shakespeare's version, the characters navigate their relationships within the kingdoms of Sicily and Bohemia, whereas James and his team have relocated them to Silicon Valley and the virtual reality of "Bohemia." Exploring a classic narrative through parallels with contemporary social media giants has birthed a sharp satire on power, entitlement, and jealousy blindness. The show's title points to the letter "W," often used in slang as an abbreviation for "win”.

What does it mean to alter reality today if human psychology remains unchanged? Alongside innovations and parallels with Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, the play delves into the familiar themes of jealousy, competition, and fragile love, culminating in an unexpected, fairy tale-like ending that promotes humanity. All the Shakespearean codes are at play.

• age 12+