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9 Reasons You Should Go See 'The Old Apartment' By Ned O'Reilly

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9 Reasons You Should Go See 'The Old Apartment' By Ned O'Reilly
Benjamin Barlow

Are you bored? Are you living in, or visiting Madison, WI right now or in the near future? Do you have a way to get to Madison? Madison, Wisconsin's local theater troupe 'Left of Left Center' is putting on a production of "The Old Apartment" by Ned O'Reilly, and here are 9 reasons that you should reserve a seat right now.

1. It's a comedy.

Drama is nice and all, but sometimes what you really need is to sit back and laugh for an hour and a half. This show is a great opportunity to do that. Full of witty dialogue and situational humor, this show will definitely leave you smiling.

(Garret (Jacob Lange) and Chelsea (Cassie Kohrs) fighting about fighting #Fightingception).

2. It's a comedy about breaking and entering.

According to the show's event page on Facebook,

"Moving out sucks. You leave behind an old dish rack and a hole you punched in the door. You also leave behind a big piece of yourself. That's what makes moving on so much harder.

It's also a hell of a lot of fun to go back and visit... especially if somebody else lives there now."

There's nothing more fun than a little low-key law breaking.

(Garret kindly yelling at Dekker (Britton Rea) to get the hell out of his apartment).

3. The show was written by a local playwright.

While older and more traditional works may be great, there's something special about a play written today. 'Macbeth' may have some universal commentary on human nature, but did Shakespeare ever have sign a lease to an apartment? Local playwright Ned O'Reilly successfully captures the humorous absurdity of life today.

4. The theater space is adorable and quaint.

The fire code for the MercLab theater is 49 people. The show has a cast of 7 people and a crew of 2, so you and 39 friends could fill the whole house! The intimate theater space lets you get close to the action. Talk about exclusive!

5. Nostalg'o'rama.

One of the central themes in this play is memory and nostalgia. Do you remember that first apartment you had? First dorm room? This play will make you want to go back to that apartment building and commit a general misdemeanor.

6. You'd be supporting a local theater group.

There's nothing that gives you more hipster points than going to see a play by a local theater group.

7. There's a lot of swearing (sorry, Mom).

The character Dekker drops the f-bomb in every other line. It's casual. Don't bring your 6-year-old. Unless he or she is really cool.

8. You could see the world premiere!

Any play could be the next "Hamlet." Imagine how cool you'd look twenty years from now, holding a ticket stub for the world premiere of "The Old Apartment" (really cool).

9. Culture points.

#TheArtsiest


(From the show's Facebook Event page)

Writer/director Ned O'Reilly presents "The Old Apartment," a world premiere comedic play about memories, memorabilia, love, lust, and criminal trespass.

Six performances at MercLab, 930 N. Fair Oaks Ave in Madison:

Friday May 13 7:30 PM
Saturday May 14 7:30 PM
Tuesday May 17 7:30 PM
Friday May 20 7:30 PM
Saturday May 21 7:30 PM
Sunday May 22 4:00 PM


$10 suggested contribution at the door. Reserve seating at www.leftofleftcenter.com/reservations.

Featuring the talents of Britton Rea, Cassie Kohrs, Jacob Lange, Jason Compton, William Joseph Lutz, Carly Sauer, and Laura Paulson.

Produced for Left of Left Center by Ned O'Reilly and Jason Compton.

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