Arm Soup
I recently saw what I believe to be a magical theatrical experience…
Arm Soup: The Story of How Five People Went West And Ate Each Other
Directed by my personal hero, Mr. Pat O’Brien, Arm Soup presupposes that the events that happened in 1846 to the Donner Party could happen in Modern America. A mismatched band of five modern residents of Loami set out on the road to California in a covered wagon. The actors (and writers) masterfully balanced the absurdity of the plot on the edge of pandemonium. They were the perfect example of controlled chaos.
Did I mention that this is a musical?
Riiiiight.
Basically, I was in heaven.
The cast was made up of a lot of actors that I normally associate with Improv Comedy: Beau Golwitzer (The Reckoning, Shotgun, Testify), Emily Wilson (Johnny Roast Beef, The Ragdolls), George McAuliffe (Revolver, 21st Century Men). And they all sang their little hearts out to songs written by the amazingly talented Tony Mendoza and Sam Locke.
Arm Soup is in an open run Friday and Saturday Nights at 10:30 at the Annoyance Theater on Broadway and Lawrence. It’s a couple of doors down from the Green Mill.
You can get tickets online: HERE
General Admission: $15
Arm Soup, Pat O’Brien, Annoyance Theater, Musicals, Improv Comedy, Chicago
November 12th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
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