The Jury Experience - The Killer AI

The Jury Experience is playing The Killer AI at the Charles Bender Performing Arts Center in Houston on December 10, 2026. It's not a play you just watch from the dark; it's an immersive courtroom drama that puts you in the jury box. You take your seat, sit through the opening arguments, the presentation of evidence, and the closing statements, and then you deliberate and deliver the final verdict. The whole thing takes about 60 minutes.

The show draws on Houston's own courtroom history—from the white-collar Enron trials to the Andrea Yates case—to build cases around modern moral dilemmas. This season, The Killer AI is one of several cases on the bill, ranging from a tragic accident involving AI to a multimillion-dollar murder. The experience is built to challenge your preconceptions through a dramatic and morally complex trial brought to life by a host of performers.

Because you're the jury, the outcome depends on you. You'll hear the arguments, weigh the evidence, and then decide the verdict with the other people in the room. It's a good fit if you've ever spent a little too much time following a real trial or wondering how you'd vote if you were the one in the jury box.

Tickets start at $44.00. There are sessions at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM on select dates, and doors open 45 minutes before the trial begins. Seats are limited and assigned first-come, first-served, so if you're planning to go, it's worth getting there early.