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Interactive Theater Tackles Injustice and Automation at UCLA

2/10/2026

Summary

Story summary

The performance "asses.masses" at UCLA's Nimoy Theater combines video gaming and theater to address systemic issues like unjust incarceration and job automation.
Co-creators Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim emphasize collective action and invite the audience to participate in decision-making throughout the seven-hour show.
The narrative features metaphorical donkeys protesting.
It resonates with current societal challenges.
Edgar Miramontes, leader of CAP UCLA, notes the show's relevance to ongoing movements.

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Story summary

The performance "asses.masses" at UCLA's Nimoy Theater combines video gaming and theater to address systemic issues like unjust incarceration and job automation.
Co-creators Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim emphasize collective action and invite the audience to participate in decision-making throughout the seven-hour show.
The narrative features metaphorical donkeys protesting.
It resonates with current societal challenges.
Edgar Miramontes, leader of CAP UCLA, notes the show's relevance to ongoing movements.