Review: In "The Glitch," AI Brings the Not-Yet-Born to Life
The Glitch Written by Kipp Koenig Directed by Mark Koenig Presented by AEI Theatricals at The Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center 210 W 50th St., Manhattan, NYC September 24-November 2, 2025 L to R: Danielle Augustine, Hannah Doherty (front), Jacquie Bonnet, Sunny Makwana. Photo by Shawn Salley What if you could preview your potential child the same way that you can use AR to preview how a piece of furniture would fit in your space before you click buy? That's the service offered by the startup in Kipp Koenig's sci-fi play The Glitch : the chance for prospective parents to meet a holographic AI version of the child they might have. Set in the near future, The Glitch engagingly blends humor and poignancy in its exploration of the rippling ramifications of one client's use of the service, touching on secrecy, guilt, generational trauma, and even metaphysical boundaries. Jacquie Bonnet and Sunny Makwana. Photo by Shawn Salley The client in question, d...