The star plays an A.I.

curious writer who learns he’s dying and won the Nobel Prize in Literature on the same day.

Now, he is set to make his Broadway debut in Pulitzer-winner Ayad Akhtars new A.I.-infused play,McNeal.

Robert Downey Jr. in Lincoln Center Theater’s production of McNEAL

The cast of ‘McNeal’.Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

The story is told through McNeal, an outspoken A.I.

anti, using the aforementioned software to help him pen his next great novel… maybe.

Its staging, designed by Michael Yeargan and Jake Barton, is equally impressive.

Ruthie Ann Miles and Robert Downey Jr. in Lincoln Center Theater’s production of McNEAL

Ruthie Ann Miles and Robert Downey Jr.Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

It is both captivating and unnerving at the same time.

Robert Downey Jr. And Brittany Bellizeare in Lincoln Center Theater’s production of McNEAL

Robert Downey Jr. And Brittany Bellizeare.Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman