Soul Trading

The year is 2079. Humans are created with gene selection technology, Artificial Intelligence is part of everyday life and children’s best friends are their Learning Bots. Except for Geri. Geri is not like the others. Neither is Neutron Finch, an exceptionally clever Learning Bot who seems to appear out of nowhere. She is smarter than most Bots, funnier and also possibly illegal. It doesn’t take long for the status quo to unravel and one night, Geri and her classmates are summoned to the oval…

Soul Trading by Kate Walder is a clever, heartfelt and incredibly hilarious exploration of an impending future for young people. A work both deeply philosophical and plenty of fun, this play performed by The 2025 Junior IMPACT Ensemble (cast ages 10-14) will leave you pondering: what does it truly mean to be human?