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"The master storyteller...one of the
finest
solo performers of his generation." "A charismatic performer, his shows have the insightful hostility of the best comedy." |
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Mike Daisey's
YouTube video and audio clips from Invincible Summer ARTicles - ARTblog - photos - more links Invincible Summer is Mike Daisey's story of the last glorious summer before everything changed. Starting with the bizarre history of New York's epic subway system and his hilarious detailing of dog days in a cramped apartment in the hot city, Mike crafts a startling vision of his neighborhood before and after one terrible day, setting an intensely personal story of a family in crisis against the backdrop of massive social upheaval. In Monopoly!, a devastating monologue about monopoly and its discontents, Mike Daisey explores the warped genius of inventor Nikola Tesla and his war with Thomas Edison over electricity – alternating current versus direct current – a battle that etched itself into the streets of New York City itself. This thread loops and whorls around Microsoft’s historic antitrust lawsuit, the secret history of the board game Monopoly, and ultimately the story of Daisey’s hometown and its one remaining retailer: Wal-Mart. As subversive as it is hilarious, Monopoly! illuminates the issues we confront under corporate rule, and explores the choices and struggles individuals face living in a system that recognizes only profit and loss. Don't miss these two monologues brought to life by one of the theatre’s fiercest and funniest storytellers! |
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This page updated May 14, 2007 |
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