That was one of the first things I heard when I first met with producing directors Julian Karlen and Sam Tower of Bright Light Theatre Company about a month or so ago.
Now their elevator show concept comes to fruition with The 5th Floor, their SoLow show, which will premiere at The Foremost Building off 4th and South Streets.
The elevator will accommodate no more than 5 audience members at a time. The audience will then ride through multiple floors of a 5-story building as the story plays out around them.
The 5th Floor has a cast of five and you may be asking yourself...that's not solo?
Well, snippets of scenes and characters are shown through the doors opening and closing, and the characters live through the aftermath in the moving elevator with the audience. You experience this unique blend of solo and experimental work in this collaborative project.
You will want to reserve in advance for their run: June 15 (7pm-9pm), 16 (8pm-10pm), and 17 (2pm-4pm, 7pm-9pm). The 15 minute piece will run on a loop where it is performed 6 times over the 2 hours so you can catch it more than once too.