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What does it mean for art if an artist's consciousness carries on after death? In "The Consciousness," Reece - a struggling music composition student - tries to extract and then plagiarize a symphony from the digitized consciousness of Theo Price, a dead and (mostly) forgotten composer. But the composer's creative prowess has not thrived in the afterlife, forcing Reece to reconstruct Theo's memories.

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Nique Content is a theatrical production company that focuses on new works for today's emerging artists. Bethany Dickens Assaf is a nationally known playwright whose works have been produced in multiple venues across the United States. Her work, The Consciousness, won Best Play at the 2019 Tampa Bay Theatre Festival and was selected for the 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. It has also been selected for the following 2021 Fringe Festivals: Orlando DigiFringe, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Salt Lake City Fringe, and Fringe PVD in Providence, RI. Out of caution due to the COVID pandemic, the show will be pre-recorded and played virtually at all festivals listed.

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Ayal Wolf - Producer

Charis Water - Director

Bethany Dickens - Playwright

Meghan Pratt - Stage Manager

Manuel Solis-Bauza - Actor

Katie Thayer - Actress

Casey Casteel - Actor

Arius West - Actor

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There was a live Q&A with the artists following the premiere.

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