A HISTORY OF SERVITUDE

Featuring

YAIR BEN-DOR, JESSENIA CUESTA, GJERMUND GJESME, MATTHEW A.J. GREGORY, SYLVIA MORIGI
BEN RADEMACHER, ANDY RICHARDSON, BRANDON SALERNO, ALEC SEYMOR, and ANNA TEMPTE

The Peoples Improv Theater – Underground
123 East 24th Street (between Park & Lexington Avenues)
www.thepit-nyc.com/event/2017-02-03-a-history-of-servitude
February 3 - March 3, 2017

The front of the playbill for A HISTORY OF SERVITUDE took the words right out of my mouth: “Not for children!” Vulgar, bawdy, profane and totally un-PC. This was less Monty Python and more sitting with the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz.

The “Fools” were skilled character actors and had comedic timing; however the material was so puerile (Uranus jokes, please) and loud (snapping whips sounds and screeches throughout) that a slightly funny intention (Traffic on the Nile had a 3 boat pile up) was easily squelched by the raucousness. Perhaps a 20’s demographic can appreciate the noise level and jokes.

- Ronni Burns -