Where We're At Podcast – No. 3
The Neo-Futurists: Experimental Theater in Chicago
Chicago's Neo-Futurists are a collective of writer/performers who create postmodern theater that is "a fusion of sport, poetry, and living-newspaper." This experimental theater company has been performing their signature show Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind since 1988, making it the longest running show in Chicago today. Too Much Light..., offering a constantly-changing "menu," is an effort to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes. With a rotating cast of ensemble members, these artists claim the unifying element of their plays is that they are offered from personal experience and thusly, a place of absolute honesty. All shows are typically performed weekend evenings at The Neo-Futurarium on Chicago's North Side, with the price of admission always $7 +$1 times the roll of a single six-sided die. On October 18 2007, the Neo-Futurists performed Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: The Poetry Plays at The Poetry Center of Chicago, melding their high-energy show with quiet poetics to transcendent effect.
Credits
Project Manager
Laura Bandy
Introduction
Laura Bandy
Interview
Rebecca Nasadowski & Adam Law
Editors
Rebecca Nasadowski & Adam Law
Videographer
Collin Bradford
