Marcelle Duggan (top) plays Mercury, a chatbot for conspiracy theorist Joe-Bob, played by Julia Reyes, in the Tahquitz High School production of “The A.I. Play” opening Nov. 14. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Tahquitz High School theater teacher Monica Reichl always searches for timely and relatable scripts for her students to perform at the Hemet school. This year, she has chosen “The A.I. Play” by Don Zolidis, to be presented on Nov. 14 and 15 at 6:30 p.m.The hour-long comedy centers on high school student Eleanor who uses a chatbot to write a paper on “The Great Gatsby” for her class assignment. That leads to the chatbot writing the best essay ever and having Eleanor sent to a special school for genius children. It turns out that every other student there used a chatbot to get into the school. The chatbots dictate their personal lives by guiding them in what they say based on the persona they want to present.Monica Reichl, who has been the theater teacher at the high school s
