North Bay Bohemian: Review – Virtual Reality’s Role in ‘Marjorie Prime’ at 6th Street
North Bay Bohemian
March 24, 2026
by Caitlin Strom-Martin
Quietly disquieting, spare and at times delicious in its ambiguity, Jordan Harrison’s subtle sci-fi play Marjorie Prime is anything but uninteresting.
It’s one to mull over afterwards, thinking about its themes of loss and mortality, and the inherent tragedies of family. Now running through March 29 on the Monroe Stage at 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa, this is a play well worth one’s time.
Set in the near future and focused primarily on how humans replace their deceased loved ones with “Primes”—that is, holographic AI models of said loved ones—the story feels easily believable. Indeed, the sci-fi nods aren’t sensationalized; they are simply part of everyday life.