IATI Theater presents a dark comedy inspired by reality television that explores American materialism and our "get rich quick" mentality. Part of Teatro Fest NYC. More…
In Jeff Stolzer's provocative new play, a married couple places a winning bid on an abandoned storage locker in the hopes of finding valuables inside. What they discover instead turns out to be a lot more than they bargained for.
See it if The clash between what we have and what we covet is interesting, just doesn't offer fleshed-out plot or characters. Could be saved.
Don't see it if The clash between men and women as shown is weakly presented as name-calling. The who-has-power angle could be better examined.
See it if You want to see a new play well acted with a promising premise
Don't see it if You want to see a fully developed concept where the move from straight "slapstick" to "absurdist" is too abrupt.
See it if you thought of putting your "things" in storage you like a short play
Don't see it if you enjoy a good story that is well produced
See it if you want to see dark comedy with a familiar plot told in a quirky way
Don't see it if you are looking for a show of real substance that lasts longer than 50 minutes
See it if If you like sci-fi if you like things that are reminiscent of night gallery. If you like short shows.
Don't see it if If you are not into unusual plots. If you don't like sci-fi. If you like in-depth characters.
See it if You like clever staging and an interesting premise.
Don't see it if You don't like an implausible and inexplicable "payoff".
See it if you like-weird plot resolutions-the twilight zone-satire-storage wars-plays taking place in virtually one scene/setting
Don't see it if you want-three dimensional characters-a clear theme/ throughout. you don't like-redundant dialogue
See it if you don't mind dialogue that sounds pulled off a page, characters whose actions are impossible to believe, acting as wooden as the writing.
Don't see it if any of those things would signal a waste of your time
See it if You enjoy ambitious yet tight performance. Mixed media, symbolism and philosophical message.
Don't see it if You care about serious, skilled acting.
See it if you want to see some interesting use of live stream video in staging, and you'd like to support this theater.
Don't see it if you're expecting a riveting play experience.
See it if you enjoy a mystery . . . but don't expect the outcome to be satisfying
Don't see it if you're seeking a highly engaging suspenseful mystery . . .