This Weekend Only - Mike Daisey at PlayMakers

Mike Daisey creator of The Last Cargo Cult (now playing at PlayMakers) is, in his own words, an "actor, author, commentator, playwright, and general layabout." He's also pretty awesome and I can't wait to see the performance tomorrow. I wish I had already seem it so I could tell you how good it is, but if I wait until I've seen it it will be to late for you to get tickets. So I'm just gonna go out on a limb and say - GO! Here's why...

Mike Daisey has been called “the master storyteller” and “one of the finest solo performers of his generation” by The New York Times for his groundbreaking monologues, which weave together autobiography, gonzo journalism, and unscripted performance, to tell hilarious and heartbreaking stories that cut to the bone, exposing secret histories and unexpected connections. His monologues, fourteen and counting, include the controversial How Theater Failed America, the six-hour epic Great Men of Genius, the unrepeatable series All Stories Are Fiction, and the international sensation 21 Dog Years.

I wasn't really familiar with Daisey until recently, but I'm so glad I am now! He's funny and pretty intense. Check out some of these clips:

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Mike Daisey was performing his monologue INVINCIBLE SUMMER at American Repertory Theatre on April 19th when the show was disrupted by eighty seven members of a Christian group who walked out...

Here's a NPR story about The Last Cargo Cult. It's longish, but really cool!

Here's an interesting article about Mike that just ran in the Indy this week.

Mike was on The State of Things yesterday to discuss The Last Cargo Cult with with Frank Stasio.

Actor Mike Daisey has earned a reputation as a master of theatrical monologues. In the past, he's written and performed work about the New York subway system, Scientology's origins, and American fear in the wake of 9/11. His latest work documents the phenomenon of cargo cults, religious groups that give spiritual or holy value to manufactured goods. Daisey visited a cargo cult in the South Pacific on an island called Tanna. His observations of the natives inspired him to think about religion and America's financial system and to reevaluate what capitalistic societies take for granted.

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I hear that tickets are going quickly. I'll be going tomorrow at 2:00! Don't miss this show - THIS WEEKEND ONLY - Tonight at 8:00, and Tomorrow at 2:00 and 8:00. Get your tickets now!! You really don;t want to miss this!