Please Leave When It’s Too Much
Reviewed by Tamara Kamermans
The vibe of Please Leave When it’s Too Much was confusing at first and disturbing upon reflection.
Director Amanda Tkaczyk presents us with a series of options audio visually and confirms with the audience several times that there is no right or wrong outcome or choice. We act out to the suggestions and quickly become comfortable with the fact that there is no true human interaction in this performance. Within the short twenty minutes, we warm up to the format and readily engage ourselves in this new communication. Nobody stops to ask questions or offer complaint if the visuals are blurry or the audio garbled. We just quickly learn the signs, symbols and expectations and become more and more proficient. Some might have even felt accomplished at mastering the program until the post show discussion points you towards AI and ethics.
Now, the speed at which we were co-opted is disturbing. How is it that we drifted along without conferring with others? How naïve were we to imagine there would be no consequences to our choices? On whose authority were these promises given? Why would we allow our own thinking to be bypassed? It’s only upon reflection that we see the deception of the novelty: A show for the authentic thinker in a time of the artificial invasion.
Age Suitability: Mature (ages 18+)
Warnings: Audience Participation, Other Warnings
Other: Death
Venue: Backroom @ Ringside
Special Performances: Relaxed Performance, Mask Mandatory Performance
Genre: Theatre—Drama
Director
Amanda Tkaczyk
Cast
Lottery-Selected Performers
