Helena Glory, the daughter of a powerful industrial president, embarks on a bold mission to confront the factory of Rossums Universal Robots, the worlds leading pioneer in robotic engineering. Driven by her conviction that these groundbreaking creations deserve rights akin to humanity, she finds herself at odds with a society that views robots merely as tools for human benefit. As the line between human and machine begins to blur, a robot rebellion looms on the horizon. First performed in English in 1922, R.U.R. is renowned for introducing the term robot to the English lexicon and stands as one of the earliest and most impactful examples of science fiction on stage. (Mary Kay)