Machines Eat People

by Maximillian Gill

The Depot for New Play Readings, 2025
Seven Devils Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist, 2024
The Best Women's Stage Monologues, Smith and Kraus, 2024

Full-length: Two couples on a getaway to a cabin in New England face the specters of the past and present after an Indian brother and sister receive an unexpected phone call.

The Depot for New Play Readings, 2025
Seven Devils Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist, 2024
The Best Women's Stage Monologues, Smith and Kraus, 2024

Full-length: Two couples on a getaway to a cabin in New England face the specters of the past and present after an Indian brother and sister receive an unexpected phone call.

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  • The Depot for New Play Readings: Machines Eat People

    In “Machines Eat People” Max Gill delivers a nuanced and multi-layered drama about two families whose interactions one weekend change the way the characters think about themselves and each other. With great restraint, Gill builds tension and holds emotions taut. Everyone who attended the Depot reading was affected by it. The stakes felt so real, one actor vowed to avoid the mistakes his character made. A beautiful unfolding of one specific moment after another straight to the poignant end. Strongly recommended.

    In “Machines Eat People” Max Gill delivers a nuanced and multi-layered drama about two families whose interactions one weekend change the way the characters think about themselves and each other. With great restraint, Gill builds tension and holds emotions taut. Everyone who attended the Depot reading was affected by it. The stakes felt so real, one actor vowed to avoid the mistakes his character made. A beautiful unfolding of one specific moment after another straight to the poignant end. Strongly recommended.

  • Doug DeVita: Machines Eat People

    Another pointed, intelligent script from Maximillian Gill; one of the things I love about his work is how sharply he probes into his characters' psyches and creates complicated, warts and all human beings of wonderful depth and beauty.

    Another pointed, intelligent script from Maximillian Gill; one of the things I love about his work is how sharply he probes into his characters' psyches and creates complicated, warts and all human beings of wonderful depth and beauty.

Character Information

  • Deepti
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Indian
  • Ravi
    Deepti’s older brother by a few years, Kendra’s husband
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Indian
  • Kendra
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
  • Tyler
    Deepti’s fiancé
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
  • Frannie
    Character Age
    70s-80s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White

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