Made possible by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, The Commute sits at the intersection of Boston theatre, public transit, and the present danger of AI agents running rogue. On November 1st, this new play is presented at the Rockwell in Somerville, starring two-time Elliott Norton award winning actor Anthony T. Goss of The Covenant. Four people are trapped on the Red Line heading towards Boston. Tensions build as they have to face each other, and themselves.

A twist at the end: one passenger is a disguised researcher from MIT studying the bystander effect, enlisting AI to run a forbidden experiment (important to keep secret to audience beforehand).

Full production of a new play by Karin Anell, co-produced with Cambridge-based TC Squared Theatre. Followed by a panel hosted by Joint Family-a non-profit in Cambridge-discussing threats and opportunities of emerging technologies (to protect twist at end-panel name is somewhat concealed)

Actors:
Alex Alexander, Nick Bennett-Zendzian, Caleb Palmer, Anthony T. Goss & Angele Maraj

Panel participants:
• Sulagna Ghosh, Ph.D, Women Techmakers Ambassador and Founder of Joint Family
• Eric Gordon, Director of Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact at Boston University
• Pete Dempsey, Director, Support Engineering, AI First at Microsoft & advisory board member of The Racial Justice x Tech Policy program at Brandeis University

November 1, 2026, 2:00 p.m. (no panel), 6:00 p.m.-post-show panel hosted by Joint Family
The Rockwell, 255 Elm Street, Somerville

Tickets: Advance tickets from Rockwell (ranging from need-based community tickets at $13.45) https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-commute/

Karin Anell: An educator and workforce development specialist, Karin is the artist behind the global project The Wall of 1,000 fears. Her last production, Let’s Talk About Fear, sold out at the Comedy Studio in Cambridge.

TC Squared Theatre: TC Squared (TC2) is a theatre company based in Cambridge, dedicated to developing and producing socially relevant theatre. TC2 supports local playwrights from early drafts to full productions; its Art Salon series brings new plays before live audiences at local venues, including The Foundry in Cambridge.