Robot Apocalypse

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2015

Robot Apocalypse

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Original poster for The Robot Apocalypse at The Green Room on April 25, 2015

The first production using the Robot Apocalypse title—and the origin point of the show universe.

Date
April 25, 2015
Venue
The Green Room, Flagstaff
Audience
Approximately 250
Cast + crew
20
  • Burlesque
  • Pole
  • Aerial silks
  • Lyra
  • Hoops
  • Live art

Executed show archive

The Green Room · April 25, 2015

Original show documentation

Android Dre onstage in the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Hula hoop performance in the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Aerial duo in the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Robot Apocalypse performers onstage at The Green Room in 2015
Robot Apocalypse ensemble gathered around a seated performer in 2015
Three metallic-costumed performers beneath an aerial hoop in 2015
Two metallic-costumed performers moving with hoops in 2015
Robot Apocalypse cast taking a bow at The Green Room in 2015
Aerial silks performer suspended upside down during the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Gold-costumed dancer performing during the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Gold-costumed dancer performing with two seated dancers during the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Kayley Quick performing in a gold robot costume during the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Kayley Quick smiling onstage with a hoop during the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Lyra performer suspended in an aerial hoop during the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Pole performer suspended upside down during the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
Hula hoop performer framed by handmade city scenery during the 2015 Robot Apocalypse
2022

System Reboot

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Illustrated flyer for Robot Apocalypse at Yucca North in 2022

Robot Apocalypse returned to a live Flagstaff audience after a multi-year hiatus.

Date
July 9, 2022
Venue
Yucca North, Flagstaff
Audience
350
Cast + crew
22
  • System reboot
  • Live performance
  • Community cast
  • Local press

Executed show archive

Yucca North · July 9, 2022

Photos by Jake Bacon

Pole performer arching across the stage against a magenta projected landscape
Black-clad performer juggling illuminated clubs against a field of static
Pole artist suspended upside down before a colorful projected collage
Pole performer holding a seated pose against radiating white projection lines
Four aerialists balancing together on a suspended metal cube
Robot Apocalypse ensemble surrounding Android Dre in a theatrical group scene
Violinist accompanying a white-wigged vocalist at stage right
Solo dancer moving in front of a white geometric grid projection
Line of performers creating synchronized inverted shapes onstage
Three costumed Robot Apocalypse characters meeting outside Yucca North
Belly dancer reaching toward the audience with silver robot characters behind her
Two metallic-costumed performers facing one another in deep purple light
Orange-suited astronaut character smiling beneath a starry projection
Dancer posing beneath projected words declaring I am a robot
Aerial performer extending horizontally across a hoop before a cosmic projection
Packed Yucca North audience watching the illuminated Robot Apocalypse stage
Aerialist hanging inverted from a suspended hoop against white projection lines
Pole performer holding an inverted split in red and blue stage light
Full 2022 Robot Apocalypse cast gathered for the finale at Yucca North

Character photoshoot

The Green Room alley · 2022

Photos by Rick Johnson

Box-headed robot, metallic performers, alien, and astronaut posing before graffiti
Two silver-painted robot women facing one another inside a metal frame
Red-costumed belly dancer posing with her arms behind her head
Full 2022 character ensemble arranged against the Green Room alley mural
White-wigged performer extending both arms inside a painted blue doorway
Box-headed robot character standing with a cane before black-and-white graffiti
Box-headed robot extending both mechanical arms across the alley mural
Three performers balancing and inverting together inside a metal cube
Silver-costumed performer holding a wide inverted pose in a blue doorway

Press archive

Arizona Daily Sun · 2022

Published documentation

Arizona Daily Sun photo spread about the 2022 Robot Apocalypse
2023

Modifications & Co-Creations

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Official show flyer for Robot Apocalypse Modifications and Co-Creations

A large-format Orpheum production combining burlesque, drag, aerial, movement, sound, art, and projected visuals, with Android Dre named as narrator.

Date
July 22, 2023
Venue
The Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff
Audience
500+
Cast + crew
38
Presented by
Monster Universe and Culture Shock
  • Live performance
  • Projection
  • Aerial
  • Drag
  • Visual art
  • Promo video
Commemorative 2023 Robot Apocalypse artwork by Kayley Quick showing two robots kissing

Love signal · commemorative artwork

Robot intimacy belongs inside the machine.

A 2023 commemorative poster drawn by Kayley Quick imagines tenderness between robot bodies amid cables, bubbles, and cosmic color.

Artwork by Kayley Quick · 2023

Recovered moving image · 2023

Robot Apocalypse hype transmission

A short promotional overview from the 2023 production. Playback begins only when requested.

Character photoshoot

Isaacs Recycling junkyard · 2023

Photos by Jake Bacon

Red-haired silver robot character crouching beside rusted machinery
Large 2023 character ensemble posing amid piles of crushed aluminum cans
Two metallic-costumed performers posing together above a mound of cans
Masked figure in a reflective apron seated against recycled metal
White-costumed performer raising one hand against the open junkyard sky
Curly-haired performer framed inside a round metallic prop
Silver-painted robot character seated on discarded industrial equipment
Visored performer raising a white gloved hand toward the camera
Aerial performer extending from a hoop above scattered machinery
Helmeted silver character seated among appliances and electronic scrap
Performer posing with a hoop in a wide landscape of discarded equipment
Android Dre leaning against a battered metal container in the junkyard
Two matching biomechanical robot characters facing each other by metal tanks

Executed show archive

The Orpheum · July 22, 2023

Modifications & Co-Creations

Green-lit performer seated beside a towering wire-covered robot character
Performer wearing a playful pink-and-white handmade robot head
Aerialist suspended high above the stage between white beams of light
Two metallic-costumed performers interlocking illuminated hoops
Aerialist hanging beneath a metal cube in magenta light
View from the Orpheum stage across the performers toward the audience
Two biomechanical robot performers holding silver hoops side by side
Robot Apocalypse ensemble lined across the stage beneath pink lighting
Large cast moving together around a central wire-covered robot character
Handmade cardboard robot character waiting beside backstage equipment
Performers gathered closely around a seated robot during a repair scene
Aerialist extending from a hoop in saturated purple haze
Two dancers extending their arms before fiery projected imagery
Two costumed narrators reading from clipboards under warm stage light
Lyra performer extending horizontally from a glowing aerial hoop
Solo performer kneeling beneath a projection of enormous robotic hands
Two performers confronting one another during a blue-lit movement scene
White-haired costumed character standing in crossing purple spotlights
2024

Worlds & Wastelands

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Official Robot Apocalypse Worlds and Wastelands poster featuring a white robot woman

A journey through five robot worlds in a projected, video-game-inflected variety-show narrative.

Date
September 28, 2024
Venue
The Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff
Audience
500+
Cast + crew
32
Production community
Monster Universe, Culture Shock Productions, Mountain Muse Entertainment, Peaks Audio Productions, Spotlab, Momentum Aerial, visual artists, and an AR team
  • Ten live acts
  • Projection
  • AI art
  • AR
  • Mega Bosses
  • Five worlds

Worlds & Wastelands · moving image

Robot Apocalypse Hype Transmission

A promotional transmission from the 2024 production. Playback begins only when requested.

Character transmission · 2024

Robot Photoshoot Reel 1

A vertical moving-image transmission from the Worlds & Wastelands character photoshoot. Playback begins only when requested.

Character photoshoot

Worlds & Wastelands · 2024

Photographed and Photoshop edited by Kayley Quick

Alienbot character composited into a green robot world
Android Dre composited into a lunar landscape
Astrobot characters composited into a fiery robot world
Mega Boss character in a deep-space composite
Mega Boss characters gathered in a cosmic composite
Worlds and Wastelands characters assembled in a colorful alien landscape
Two Worlds and Wastelands characters in a dark blue robot world
Two Worlds and Wastelands characters framed by radiating light
Pink-costumed Worlds and Wastelands character within a geometric portal
Helmeted Worlds and Wastelands character in a futuristic landscape
Two Worlds and Wastelands characters in a luminous landscape

Executed show archive

The Orpheum · September 28, 2024

Worlds & Wastelands

Lyra performer suspended in blue light during Worlds and Wastelands
Stilt performer and robot character during Worlds and Wastelands
Performers moving before a geometric projection in 2024
Costumed character performing in orange stage light
Box-headed robot DJ framed by projected controls
Dancers in white costumes performing before robot scenery
Large illuminated robot figure interacting with a performer
Large Worlds and Wastelands ensemble finale at the Orpheum
Audience member using a phone to interact with robot artwork during Worlds and Wastelands
Worlds and Wastelands audience gathered under blue stage light
Lollipop lyra performer suspended in pink and purple light
Aerial performer suspended from chains in vivid stage light
Performer presenting a reconstructed robotic body onstage
Two performers dancing together in vivid purple and green light
Stilt performer interacting with another character during Worlds and Wastelands
Masked performer moving through red stage light
2025

Hearts & Hardware

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Official Robot Apocalypse Hearts and Hardware Burning Man poster

An immersive Center Camp stage production combining the Queen of the Robots, Randy Reboot, a costumed ensemble, projected media, illuminated desert scenery, and a story about love, autonomy, control, and resistance.

Dates
August 28–29, 2025
Venue
Center Camp, Burning Man
Estimated audience
200+
Cast + crew
12
Separate installation
The illuminated Cosmic Cactus appeared on playa
  • Full-show video
  • Event photography
  • Projection
  • LED costumes
  • Scenic fabrication
  • Live ensemble

Across two nights, Hearts & Hardware transformed Center Camp into a glowing theatrical world of robots, rebels, strange transmissions, and deeply human questions.

Executed show transmission · Burning Man 2025

Randy Reboot PSA + the Queen’s Interruption

An actual performance excerpt from Hearts & Hardware: Randy Reboot delivers a public service announcement before the Queen of the Robots interrupts him. Playback begins only when requested.

Expanded performance archive

Inside Hearts & Hardware · Center Camp · August 28–29, 2025

13 recovered photographs

Three Hearts and Hardware performers presenting illuminated geometric props on the Center Camp stage
Costumed Hearts and Hardware performers moving glowing tethered props toward the audience
Hearts and Hardware performers sharing an animated onstage interaction
A musician singing and playing guitar among the handmade desert scenery
The Hearts and Hardware ensemble taking a bow across the Center Camp stage
A silver-armored character performing beside the anatomical heart scenery
Two Hearts and Hardware performers combining illuminated flower and hoop props
A costumed performer and dancer moving illuminated props across the stage
The Queen of the Robots sharing a moment with another performer onstage
A shadow performance appearing on a translucent screen beside the illuminated stage scenery
Two performers creating an interlocking hoop composition
Audience members watching Hearts and Hardware from couches inside Center Camp
A projected narrative scene playing beside the darkened Hearts and Hardware stage

Installation archive

Cosmic Cactus · Burning Man 2025

Confirmed on playa

Kayley and Carlie standing with the illuminated Cosmic Cactus installation
2026

Portals

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Full vertical Robot Apocalypse Portals poster for Flagstaff Hullabaloo

Portals creates a compact festival chapter in which robots investigate human joy through character acts, recorded Command transmissions, bubble portals, wishes, and collective play.

Dates
June 6–7, 2026
Event
Flagstaff Hullabaloo
Audience
600+
Cast + crew
11
  • Scripted format
  • Stage cues
  • Recorded transmissions
  • Festival scale
  • Audience participation

Executed show archive

Inside Portals · Flagstaff Hullabaloo

14 photographs · June 6–7, 2026

Robot character wearing a crown and metallic anatomical costume on the outdoor stage
Gold-costumed performer extending two flowing yellow fans onstage
Two performers crossing long red and yellow silk fans during a duet
Performer kneeling with open silk fans as a second performer moves behind her
Crowned robot character facing three black-clad performers on the festival stage
Gold-costumed performer holding three interlocking hoops around her body
Performer framed by a vertical stack of silver hoops
Two costumed performers moving hoops together on the outdoor stage
Gold-costumed performer holding two silver hoops beside the bubble-filled stage
Crowned robot character speaking to the festival audience
Two silver-costumed dancers facing one another onstage
Two silver-costumed dancers performing in front of a handmade robot prop
Two dancers holding hands across the festival stage
Two silver-costumed dancers extending their arms with robot props behind them

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Every show modifies the universe.

Characters migrate. Technologies arrive. Handmade objects survive. The audience changes. The questions get stranger.

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