Neo-Solo: 131 Neo-Futurist Solo Plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) [Paperback]

The Neo-Futurists (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 26, 2002 | Series: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes

Neo-Solo: 131 Neo-Futurist Solo Plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind is the second book of short (very short) plays from Chicago's experimental theater company, The Neo-Futurists. Too Much Light is an on-going attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes. The show is in constant flux, with at least 2 to 12 new plays written by the ensemble each week. Since the show's inception in 1988, the ensemble has generated nearly 4,500 short plays, performance pieces, and monologues, from which this collection is culled.

The book contains solo performance pieces by 25 authors, covering such diverse topics as racial politics, sex between strangers, child abuse, and what it means to be a "male secretary". Rants, poems, songs, plays without words, straight-ahead monologues, jokes and audience participatory plays are just a few of the forms used by The Neo-Futurists to present their ideas and stories.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A Chicago institution... a staple diet for hip young audiences." -- American Theater Magazine

"A certifiable Chicago treasure." -- Chicago Tribune

"An example of experimental theater at its finest." -- Chicago Reader

About the Author

Known for their long-running, ever-changing hit show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, The Neo-Futurists have a faithful following in their home town, and fans throughout the world.

Neo-Solo represents 131 one-person plays from 14 years of Too Much Light by 25 of the show's ensemble members, including Greg Kotis, the Tony award-winning author of Urinetown, the Musical; Ayun Halliday, author of The Big Rumpus published this year by Seal Press, and of the critically acclaimed ‘zine The East Village Inky; Neo-Futurists' founder and artistic director, Greg Allen; punk rock musician John "Jughead" Pierson; and 21 equally talented writer/performers: Dave Awl, Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Rachel Claff, Bill Coelius, Marjorie Fitzsimmons, Genevra Gallo, Scott Hermes, Chloë Johnston, Connor Kalista, David Kodeski, Noelle Krimm, Anita Loomis, Steven Mosqueda, Rob Neill, Phil Ridarelli, Heather Riordan, Geryll Robinson, Stephanie Shaw, Diana Slickman, and Lusia Strus.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hope and Nonthings; 1 edition (August 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970745885
• ISBN-13: 978-0970745880
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #846,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great!!, February 6, 2007

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some of these monologues are hilarious!! some are not so great.. but thats whats awesome about the neo-futurists.. you can pick and choose the the ones you like!