Casting announced for the Off-Broadway premiere of The Glitch
What if the AI we fear could connect us more deeply to the parts of ourselves we’ve been too afraid to face?
THE GLITCH
Written by KIPP KOENIG
Starring DANIELLE AUGUSTINE, JACQUIE BONNET, HANNAH ROSE DOHERTY, SUNNY MAKWANA, AMILIA SHAW
Directed by MARK KOENIG*
LIMITED SIX-WEEK OFF-BROADWAY ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 24–NOVEMBER 2, 2025 AT THE JERRY ORBACH THEATER
OPENING NIGHT IS OCTOBER 3, 2025
New York, NY-August 19, 2025: AEI Theatrical LLC is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Kipp Koenig’s THE GLITCH, directed by Mark Koenig. THE GLITCH will play a limited six-week engagement at the Jerry Orbach Theater, The Theater Center (210 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019) from September 24–November 2, 2025, official opening is Friday, October 3 at 4 pm. Tickets are $70 (Premium), $50 (Regular) and available at theGlitchPlay.com.
A sci-fi dramedy about the daughter you haven’t had and the person you realize you want to become.
Amy has found the perfect man. He dreams of five kids, but she’s not even sure she wants one. In search of clarity, she visits a futuristic lab where advanced emotional AI generates a holographic teenager based on her and her partner’s DNA. However, when a glitch in the system reveals something impossible, the actual spirit of her future daughter, Amy must decide whether to listen to the voice reaching across time or retreat to the life she thought she wanted.
When Amy walks through the door, Wyatt, the lab’s brilliant but reclusive founder who hides behind a false identity and a lifetime of guilt, is forced to confront a childhood tragedy, the possibility of redemption, and the stunning truth that love, memory, and forgiveness are more intertwined than ever imagined.
Blending humor, heartbreak, and sci-fi intimacy, The Glitch explores the nature of connection in an increasingly synthetic world. It dares to ask: what if the AI you feared could help you become the parent you always wished you had? What if it could connect you with the one person meant to guide you there?
The Glitch is a story about finding grace in unexpected places and discovering that we may be more than our programming, and so are the machines.
The production stars Danielle Augustine as Amy, Jacquie Bonnet as Wendy, Hannah Rose Doherty as Hailey, Sunny Makwana as Wyatt, and Amilia Shaw as Aurora.
The production features scenic design by Josh Oberlander, costume design by Danny Colon, and lighting design by Zack Lobel. Sound design is by Kipp Koenig and Bryan Kohl, and Kayla Katona is the stage manager. Publicity by Katie Rosin/Kampfire PR.
THE GLITCH plays the following schedule:
Wednesdays at 2 pm
Fridays at 4 pm
Sundays at 6 pm
Tickets are $70 (Premium), $50 (Regular) for Tickets at www.theglitchplay.com.
Running Time: Approximately 100 minutes, no intermission
Website: www.theglitchplay.com
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KIPP KOENIG (Playwright) graduated from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Theatre before embarking on a long career in technology and finance. A screenwriter, playwright, and storyteller, Koenig's screenplay Lost In His Prime won the Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Competition. Now retired from tech, he writes forward-looking, tension-filled stories about healing familial wounds and discovering better versions of ourselves.
MARK KOENIG* (Director) is a director, actor, and writer who is helming his second Off-Broadway production with The Glitch. He directed the premiere of Bringer of Doom in 2024 and again in 2025 for its Off-Broadway debut (Skimble Skamble Productions). Acting credits include: Film: The Monkey (Stephen King short film adaptation), Marry Me (Universal), Spooky Action (Ma and Pa Pictures), Kill Your Darlings (Sony), My Fair Lidy (Sandwoman Pictures). TV: The Food That Built America (History Channel), The Undesirables (pilot, Shake The Tree), 30 Rock (NBC-Universal). Theatre: Our Bar (Our Bar), Arnall in Line (13th St Repertory Theatre), Treplev in The Nina Variations (Shetler Studios). Mark is the former Artistic Director of Our Bar (New York City), a site-specific company that produces independent original theatre. Regionally, as a director and writer, he has devised and co-produced five full-length original silent comedies: Sport, Snack, Sleigh, Splash, Shhhh (Gromalot Theatre Factory, Orlando, Fl). Mark’s work has been heralded by The Wall Street Journal (Shhhh) and director/producer Paul Feig (Silent Scenes from Quarantine - Powderkeg Media’s Shut-In Shorts). www.markakoenig.com.
*Mark and Kipp are not related.
AEI THEATRICAL LLC tells deeply human stories about redemption, reconnection, and emotional possibility — especially where technology and humanity collide. Our work imagines a future where innovation fosters intimacy, not isolation.
Photos by Thomas Mundell, Mundell Modern Pixells
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Listings Information:
Who: AEI Theatrical LLC
What: The Glitch
Where: Jerry Orbach Theater, The Theater Center (210 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019)
When: September 24 through November 2
How: Tickets at www.theglitchplay.com
What if the AI you fear could introduce you to your future child — and to the person you were meant to become? The Glitch is a story about finding grace in unexpected places—and discovering that we may be more than our programming, and so are the machines.
