A tech executive dies in a self-driving company car. A humanoid AI robot serves as the family caregiver for an aging parent. These premises were explored in two original plays developed and presented at MACH 33: The Caltech Festival of New Science-Driven Plays, which centered around artificial intelligence for its 2025 season. Now in its 13th year, MACH 33 pairs independent playwrights with science advisors from Caltech and NASA's JPL, which is managed by Caltech, to develop plays that are