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SoFA, San Jose

80 minutes, no intermission

A brilliant, unlikable writer chases the Nobel Prize while grappling with AI, plagiarism, and his own ego in Ayad Akhtar's sharp critique of the literary world.

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  • Intense character study
  • Unlikable protagonist
  • Broadway drama
  • Contemporary social commentary
  • San Jose Stage
  • SoFA
  • San Jose
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