About the Project
NOBODY MOVE AND NOBODY GETS HURT!!! is 35 very short plays.
Excerpted from the plays:
there is a word that could destroy the universe // i have a friend every time he sneezes he says sneeze // you can go there it is a place you can go // say your mom is crazy // is there anything to hold onto here // as he slowly walks away a woman is seen // tell them that there is information that might come in handy later if you know what i mean // let’s get basic // can you hear how hard i’m pounding these keys // this song is high school sex // it would be much easier if i were blind // the bird was dead and teeming with life // this is not a rehearsal // turning to snow // the hand emerging from the wall is not the focus // the end sounds like feedback and noise and a pulse it’s thrilling there might be a strobe and a climactic action with a repeated message that is almost definitely not a recorded message // there is a lot of blood // i struggle to open the small panel and listen but hear nothing // the ring i have chosen for my cell phone is completely ineffective because every time i hear it i go into a trance // i wasn’t crying and i stopped
The Wonder Octet was founded by the eight members of the UC Irvine MFA Acting program’s graduating class of 2007.
As a group, The Wonder Octet has created original work for the theater under the direction of Neil LaBute and Bill Rauch.
Individual members have performed at the ArezzoFest International Festival in Italy, the Sibiu International Theatre Festival in Romania, the San Francisco Fringe, FringeNYC, Berkeley Rep, the Shakespeare Theatre Company, the McCarter Theatre, and many more.
Their groundbreaking performance, NOBODY MOVE AND NOBODY GETS HURT!!! premiered at the 2010 Hollywood Fringe to great acclaim and rocketed them to international success.
Production Team
