Not a Pyramid Scheme featuring Uncle Gorgeous
Washington Improv Theater - May 20, 2023
"Not a Pyramid Scheme" is an improvised satire that takes aim at the world of Multi-Level Marketing (think essential oils and overpriced makeup). The show explores scammers, grifters, and the lies we tell ourselves (and each other) to get ahead.
Details
Studio Theatre
1501 14th Street Northwest
Each performance of “Not a Pyramid Scheme” will create the story of an improvised brand-new MLM, exploring the world of its founder and members. The show will poke fun at capitalist excess and culty groupthink while honoring the realities of people who join MLMs looking to make a living. For audience members, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to see what it could be like to be your own boss and follow your dreams. Bring a friend (or 5!) to this show!
Featuring
Uncle Gorgeous will make you forget the obvious and embrace the absurd. The Uncle Gorgeous show is a silly supercut of the highs, lows, hilarity, beauty, and of course, scandal of existing in today’s world. They will feel like your favorite fun uncles by improvising a feel-good comedy set based on what makes you feel gorgeous.
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