5X5 Reading Series: GALATEA by David Templeton

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• Monday, Mar 23, 2026  7pm

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GALATEA
by David Templeton
Directed by Jeanna Vickery

A two-act science-fiction mystery thriller set on a space station orbiting Earth.

In 2167, high above the Earth on a vast space station, robotics specialist Dr. Margaret Mailer conducts a series of sessions with the synthetic Seventy-One, the only surviving member of a crew once assigned to the Galatea, a legendary deep-space transport vessel that disappeared over 100 years ago. Found floating in a crumbling escape shuttle after decades in cryogenic sleep, Seventy-One now dutifully engages with Dr. Mailer in a series of exercises designed to improve her social skills and human-like characteristics. In a series of cliffhanger-ending scenes, Mailer slowly peels away layer after layer of Seventy-One’s protective programming and begins to suspect something that could change the future of humankind, all while seeking the answer to a century-old question: what, exactly, happened on the Galatea?

“Entertains and provokes and offers surprises along the way.” — Victor Cordell

Cast
Sasha Allen-Grieve as SEVENTY-ONE – Synthetic survivor of the Starship Galatea
Karter Spoklie as CASTAWAY – Synthetic found adrift on a derelict ship full of dead organics and some unusual cargo
Jen Stockwell-Fortner as DR. MARGARET MAILER – Therapist employed by the Institute for Robotic Technology
Darin Vickery as DR. HUGHES – Coordinator of deep space search and rescue