The Meal

Overview

Welcome to the Bustleton High Class of 2014! Join us for an immersive 10 Year Reunion: a yacht party celebrating our highs, our lows, the fortunes we were born into and the fame we earned. Gossip, banter, old crushes, old grudges, and evergreen egos: anything could happen at sea…

An immersive anticapitalist performance in the most unlikely setting: the reunion dinner cruise of an exclusive private high school for the children of wealthy elites. In The Meal, a group of prominent alumni gleefully reopen old wounds, sometimes overlapped with flashbacks, movement sequences and song. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, the working people on the yacht are sharing a very different experience. Audience members will have the opportunity to consent to interactive moments with performers (no physical contact).

A production by the Shadow Company (Yes… And! Collaborative Arts), a performing arts company made up of high school students. With an ensemble-based methodology, they work with a director and professional artists to build their skills as artists, collaborators, leaders, and citizens. Each year, Shadow Company collaboratively devises an original work of theater using a blend of techniques, including: creative co-writing, improvisation, collage-making, structured discussion, workshop performances, playlist-making, and freewheeling “try it!”-style rehearsals.

Shadow Company 2024 Contributors: Julia Aikins-Hill, Maggie Becker, Alice Bittner-Kleit, Elias Brix, Alix Chiles, Colin Davenport, Thai Devereoux, Titus Jenkins, Jennifer Keith, Andrew Luckey, Tora Mitchell, Benjamin Ramos, Kalilah Abboud Rosen, Juniper Saks, Neela Salahuddin, Ari Strauss, Ruben Witmer.

Students can use code “TheMealStudent” for $5 Student Tickets.

About the Artist

A performing arts company made of high school students, Shadow Company members learn about all aspects of the theater-making process, including on and offstage roles. With an ensemble-based methodology, they work with a director, professional artists and industry leaders to build their skills as artists, collaborators, leaders, and citizens.

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