beep boop
Off Off Broadway, Crowded Outlet at HERE Arts Center
Reviewed by Ran Xia
BOTTOM LINE: This multimedia-saturated, fast-paced clowning show is a hilarious yet ultimately poignant exploration of loneliness in this technology-obsessed world.
An expose on the loneliness that devours us in the age of interconnectivity? Seems like an overdone theme. Yet Richard Saudek's beep boop dissects this most relevant topic in simultaneously the silliest, and the most profound, way possible. And boy if it doesn't hit all the right spots...
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Theasy is a Media Sponsor of the 2018 Frigid Festival
The Festival runs February 14 - March 4.
2 Theaters, 3 Weeks, 12 Days, 30 independent theater companies, and over 150 performances.
We will be reviewing many of the shows in the festival.