October 21st and 22nd at 8pm
What happens when you mix courage with vision? Hope. At least, that’s the idea. But things do go wrong. Join the Man Research Theatre at its US premiere of COUCH PLAY, by Theo Reyna.
Thebes entices his roommate Mac into a mountainous desert in search of a free couch, but fails to tell him of the more subtle forces at play. With little food or water, surrounded by despair—literally—besieged by a lion, and with only the aid of a mad scientist and a bucket of sand, will Thebes and Mac escape to their once normal lives? Will they get the couch home or forever lose their deposit? Will they survive? When the abstract becomes real, what can be trusted? Stephen Elliot Kaiser directs this dramatic farce which explores the consequences of trying to manufacture hope. Find out what ensues when salvaging the experiment—and their lives—requires risking the life of one of their own.
And fear not, while Thebes and Mac worry about bringing their couch home, Man Research will have brought the couches to you. Lean back and enjoy the show in audience seating made up entirely of couches! Limited engagement, October 21st and 22nd at 8pm @ THE SANDBOX, 9806 NE 2nd Ave in Miami Shores. Entry by donation, $5-$25, cash only. For more information call (305) 527-8561 or visit us at manresearch.blogspot.com
Man Research Theatre Company kicked things off with the first installment of their “works in progress” staged reading series in August 2010, featuring COUCH PLAY, a new work by Theo Reyna. In September 2010 MRTC produced the second installment of the series, featuring SPELLBOUND, another new work by Man Research company member Jeremiah Musgrove. In October 2010 MRTC took their work to the streets of Wynwood during ArtWalk, offering a free, public preview of AN EXPERIMENT, also by Jeremiah Musgrove. November 19th and 20th MRTC brought the full production of AN EXPERIMENT to The White Studio in the Design District.
COUCH PLAY October 21st and 22nd at 8pm @ THE SANDBOX, 9806 NE 2 Ave. 33138.
Man Research Theatre Company: Exploring our collective consciousness. Me and you, your mama and your cousin too.