Amilex, a provocative work by playwright Gigi Guizado, premieres March 6

By Debbie Hall

Gigi Guizado

Virtual Arts will spotlight bold new storytelling at its annual Virtual Arts New Play Festival, featuring the premiere of Amilex, a provocative work by Las Vegas playwright Gigi Guizado.

Virtual Arts continues its commitment to bold, socially conscious storytelling with the premiere of Amilex, a work that resonates deeply with today’s events. The production headlines this year’s Virtual Arts New Play Festival and will stream online March 6 at 7 p.m. PST (10 p.m. EST). Tickets are available on a Pay-What-You-Can basis, reinforcing the company’s mission of accessibility and inclusion.

Amilex explores systemic injustice, neurodivergence, and the school-to-prison pipeline, offering a stark social critique that resonates with social justice advocates.

Guizado then propels the narrative into the mid-21st century, where biotechnology and corporate power converge. Decades after Amilex’s death, her cloned flesh becomes the basis for the Series X Clonepanion — a cutting-edge clone-android hybrid marketed as the ultimate companion. Engineered for perfection, the Series X conceals an unanticipated variable: generational trauma encoded in its genetic source.

When a violent malfunction sparks a corporate recall, Model CP68X becomes the center of a mounting crisis. Branded defective and forced into hiding, she experiences psychological flashbacks that uncover her origin as Amilex. As suppressed memory and identity resurface, CP68X connects with fellow Series X units, leading a coordinated act of resistance against the corporation that commodified their existence.

Directed by Jenny Fox, the production features an ensemble cast including Aisha Kasmir, Romeo Lopez, Ryan Ruckman, Jose Anthony, Jonathon James, Brandon Alan McClenahan, Bethany Nicole Taylor, Jackie Lakoudis, and Graciela Strahan. Together, they navigate a narrative that moves fluidly between contemporary realism and dystopian futurism.

At its core, Amilex interrogates urgent ethical terrain: bodily autonomy, institutional violence, technological exploitation, and the moral responsibility of creators. The play asks whether trauma embedded at the cellular level can ever be erased and what accountability society bears when vulnerability becomes a commodity. The play should prompt meaningful conversations among viewers about these critical issues.

Streaming globally through Virtual Arts’ digital platform on March 6, Amilex invites viewers to experience a provocative exploration of memory, identity, and resistance. Secure a ticket here now to join this impactful premiere.