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Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

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Tags: neo-futurists, neofuturists, chicago, drama, performance, group

The Neofuturists are a Chicago-based troupe of writers and performers who indulge their audience in a fast-paced variety performance titled Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind consisting of 30 plays in 60 minutes every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Visitors are given a menu of titles to choose from, and within the time frame, call out the number of the performance they want to see next. All 30 plays will be performed, hopefully under 60 minutes. When the show is sold out, the Neo-Futurists celebrate by ordering one pizza cut into a billion slices for the audience to share at the end of the show.

The plays range from avant garde and conceptual theater to comedy sketches, political monologues, and bizarre audience interaction. Sound like fun? Get there early. Each weekend, the menu is revised, so you can expect a completely new crop of performances every couple months.


Photo Location: The Neo-Futurists pulling numbers down from the clothesline as the corresponding play is performed.


Logistics: All shows will be performed at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland @ Foster. Click here for directions and a map. Tickets are $7 + ($1 times the roll of a single six-sided die) or $8 - $13, depending on your luck. Showtimes:Friday nights at 11:30pm (doors open at 11:00), Saturday nights at 11:30pm (doors open at 11:00), Sunday nights at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30), 50 weeks a year! (We take off the very last two weekends of December each year.)



For those outside Chicago, order Neo-Futurists stuff online including books of collected plays, monologues and audio recordings. And check out NPR's This American Life episode, inspired by the format of the Neo-Futurists' signature show.

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Wordwill

Wordwill

Chicago, IL
November 2004

AUG 25, 2006 08:50 AM

I've seen the show. It's rad.

be_elzebe

be_elzebe

China
May 2006

AUG 25, 2006 09:01 AM

^^^ For real!! But I thought they only order pizza when they sell out: "When we sell out, we order out!"

I'd like to go again. If you're in Chicago or will be soon you should let me know so we can catch Too Much Light.

NewSpectre

NewSpectre

Baltimore, MD
March 2005

AUG 25, 2006 09:02 AM

sounds cool! I've i'm ever in chicago I'll have to go.

MyPetRobot

MyPetRobot

Park Ridge, IL
October 2004

AUG 25, 2006 09:50 AM

I've been going every two months or so for a year now. The shows are beutiful and the performers are all genuinely nice people. Big reccomendation for anyone in the Chicago area.

Shal

Shal

Los Angeles, CA
October 2002

AUG 25, 2006 10:25 AM

I saw one of their productions 10 or 12 years ago. It was really fun.

Kleio

Kleio

Winona, MN
January 2006

AUG 25, 2006 10:35 AM

Dude. I need to steal all my friends and go on a road trip!!

ninjatoes

ninjatoes

Newport, KY
August 2005

AUG 25, 2006 10:37 AM

I used to go ages ago... it's a good time. I even took my mom.

scorpioopus

scorpioopus

San Francisco, CA
May 2004

AUG 25, 2006 10:59 AM

I was actually just thinking about these guys. I went in 97 with a girl I dated from chicago. It was an awesome show, and I always wanted to go back..

drewyoon

drewyoon

Los Angeles, CA
August 2006

AUG 25, 2006 11:05 AM

I dig em.

boygirlpartay

boygirlpartay

San Diego, CA
June 2006

AUG 25, 2006 01:12 PM

be_elzebe said:
^^^ For real!! But I thought they only order pizza when they sell out: "When we sell out, we order out!"



ack, you're right! my memory failed me. but i made the correction, thanks!

baudot

baudot

Oakland, CA
February 2004

AUG 25, 2006 03:51 PM

sgwrit said:
I've seen the show. It's rad.



+1

Cairo

Cairo

SUICIDEGIRL

Maryland, USA

AUG 25, 2006 05:37 PM

That sounds so rad!

LinkIsMyHero

LinkIsMyHero

USA
February 2005

AUG 25, 2006 05:51 PM

I learned about this in my intro Theater class in college. I still have the book of their plays. Look for the book if you can't go to their performances to get an idea of what it's like. It's really cool.

Margot_Dent

Margot_Dent

Los Angeles, CA
February 2004

AUG 25, 2006 05:54 PM

man that sounds so awesome

MyPetRobot

MyPetRobot

Park Ridge, IL
October 2004

AUG 29, 2006 02:47 PM

If you go to the ensamble section of the site and click on individual members you can read a few of the plays written by them to get a clearer idea of what the plays are like
Jonathan Mastro is my favorite. Very creative and incredibly nice in person.

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