We are thrilled to announce the limited-time run of Megan Piercey Monafu’s audio play STRATA INC. This immersive audio experience now features a newly commissioned epilogue, created specifically for this run.
Strata Inc. follows a hacker going corporate, exploring the collision between our best intentions and the enticing compromises we make for success.
As a teen, Victoria was an infamous hacker. Now a young adult, she has created a powerful virtual reality platform and has agreed to work for a giant tech corporation in order to bring that platform to a huge audience. As users collide with the new Internet reality of VR experiences, exploring online privacy, connection, security, and access, Victoria must choose: run the multinational responsible, or escape from her own invention.
Strata Inc. is a play by writer-director Megan Piercey Monafu, with sound design by Johnny Wideman, and dramaturgy by Scout Rexe. It was originally produced as an immersive in-person show in March 2020, and is presented here in its audio play format, made possible through the undercurrents festival 2021, the Canada Council for the Arts, and Artengine.
The Epilogue reflects on the themes and research of Strata Inc., exploring the topics of AI, social media culture, optimism, and our relationship with the internet. With gratitude to interviewees Trevor Deley, Tessa Sproule, and Luisa Ji for sharing their expertise. Editing and music by Naledi Sunstrum. This podcast epilogue was made possible through an artist residency with Artengine.
