(I am) Nobody’s Lunch

How can we believe anything when everyone in power lies?

(I am) Nobody’s Lunch is a dark ride through the landscape of American public culture. This latest creation from the Obie-winning company The Civilians asks the thorny questions—how do we know what we know when everyone in power seems to be lying? Is it possible to know what’s really going on in the world when information is manipulated to serve particular interests? Does anyone really care? Delving into the politics of information, the company—in its singular signature style—conducted extensive interviews with subjects ranging from a policymaker at Homeland Security on the verge of a nervous breakdown to a plucky extraterrestrial (channeled by an equally funny human); from every Jessica Lynch in the phone book (who was willing to talk) to soldiers guarding the New York subway with unloaded weapons. Turning these interviews into a mercurial cabaret-play, a versatile cast inhabits an eccentric cast of characters, all taken from real life.

The Civilians develop original projects based in the creative investigation of actual experience. Since its founding in 2001 by Artistic Director Steven Cosson, The Civilians have created five original shows for theater—Canard, Canard, Goose?, The Ladies, Paris Commune, Gone Missing, and (I am) Nobody’s Lunch. The Civilians work with a multidisciplinary group of Associate Artists who generate ideas and collaborate on the development of new work.

presented by The Civilians