PURPLE ELECTRIC PLAY (2014)
In a mix of black light theater and black magic, Purple Electric Play (PEP!) follows two underground entertainers, THE VITAL ORGAN (Jasmine Orpilla and Kalean Ung) and THE STAR (Philip Littell), as they step in and out of rough and ridiculous political histories, assisted by their pals, THE AUDIENCE (Joe Seely), four naive and playful puppets, LO-PHAT, DONKEY, SALAD BAR and STARVATION (Drew Thatausie and Chelsea Rector) luring their live audience deeper into the morass of questions and confrontations that arise from memories on injustice and revolt. PEP! explicitly leverages an audience's expectation of diversion and excitement to explore the relationship of the creative class to privilege and power, both as resistors and provocateurs.