Surviving the Robot Apocalypse

Surviving the Robot Apocalypse

Saturday, November 8 • Doors open 7 pm; Music at 7:30

This event is free. Wine and other beverages may be purchased by the glass.

Like troubadours of old, Pythagoras of Cascadia, in his one-man show “Surviving the Robot Apocalypse,” combines storytelling and song to contemplate moments in history when the world seemed to end, what people did about it, and how we might come together again today to do the same.

Pythagoras roams from Greece to Venice to Manchester, from the tenth century BC to the present day, from math to looms to canals. He considers his namesake and what happens when a cult leader responds to irrational numbers with murder. He combines left-brain skills with right-brain sensibilities, numbers with conversations, non-profit work with three decades of experience as a software engineer, all supplemented with — and accompanied by — his prolific and prodigious work as a singer-song writer. His stories are woven through with original music and reimagined covers, which he not only performs himself but invites his audience to perform as well. Pythagoras of Cascadia aims to heal the world — or at least survive the robots — by joining with others to gather in person, sing together, and tell stories about all we share, that which unites rather than divides or tears apart, how we’ve overcome before and therefore might again, if only we joyfully listen.

Pythagoras of Cascadia is the stage name of Paul Mariz, a long time Seattle resident, musician, and occasional newsmaker. He works in non-profit science and is married to the novelist Laurie Frankel. They have a daughter and a border collie. He can confirm that Laurie really does make good soup.