In 1988, Greg Allen set out to create the show “that would run forever”. As no two shows are ever the same, audiences are promised a unique experience each night, bringing return customers and an unprecedented level of success. What has been established is a new and specific theatrical form. Inspired by the Italian Futurists, Dada and Surrealism, 'Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind' incorporates honesty, realism and political and social savvy in a rapid fire, explosive format where the audience decides the course of the evening. This “ever-changing attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes” challenges the writer/actor/directors to create new material each week. The aesthetic, comprised of scripted plays, audience interaction and randomness, is uniquely “Neo”. Actors present themselves, tackling current political and social topics using the full gamut of emotion while breaking down the fourth wall. Each play is independent of the next, resulting in a roller-coaster experience of intellectual and emotional highs and lows that not even the actors can anticipate. Not to be confused with sketch comedy or improvisation, all plays are scripted and rehearsed with a few items left to chance.
'Too Much Light ...' opens at the Curious Theatre Company on September 26.
Check out a sample at the Neo-Futurists Neo-Podcast.
