What I liked
The whole premise/conceit was wildly right for the human times we’re having now, while also being so novel and hilarious and self-reflective (a bunch of theater artists on stage and in the audience imagine into a not-so-distant future where the performing arts are under siege, IP-style??) and played with nuance and heart and humility and hubris and abandon and, really, a lot of love for the audience. Generosity of vision, generosity in performances… this show and this cast really SHOWED UP. (Fascinating and sometimes unsettling things happen when you invite an audience in the way they did— noticing the time when they did the land acknowledgment as “It’s always been America!”, obviously a send-up of a certain American perspective, and one guy in the front clapped a little too loud? This cast was making theater to MAKE SOMETHING each show, this was clear to me, and the whole human community in that room, the audience and cast and crew, had to deal with what was being spun out. Or at least witness.) I was enthralled and impressed and inspired. Bravo!
What I didn't like
Nothing to improve… just more of this show! More!
My overall impression
Wow, incredible show. This cast is so well-tuned to one another and the audience, such a dynamic and hilarious bunch of performers and artists… they were so fun to watch! I felt nervous and fascinated and so amused the entire time- they set held an impressively complex container for us, one part transported-to-another-world, one part tongue-in-cheek improvisational and one part hyper-realistic bureaucratic dystopia!
