All-School Play "Explicit Permission" Takes Humorous Looks at Challenges of AI

Belmont Hill's all-school winter play "Explicit Permission" explores a boy's fateful decision to use AI while studying at a surprisingly familiar all-boys prep school. The hilarious play was actually written using ChatGPT.

Timothy is a typical misfit at Crestwood Academy, an all-boys prep school in New England-- "Go Squirrels!" After too many nights of procrastination, he decides to risk everything and attempts to use ChatGPT to write a play for his English class. What happens next might just change the course of his life, and challenge all to consider what's real, and what's original.

Student actors include Will Achtmeyer '26, Andrew Agular '28, PJ Nolan '27, Boston Ezedi '26, Kyle Ayres '29, James Keefe '25, Sebastian Colberg-Reyes '27, and Jayden Chen '26. With special appearances from Ms. Bradley and Ms. Allen!