Terry Gilliam’s Brazil meets Buster Keaton on a climate-ravaged planet
“Fun, entertaining, with an interesting comment on the times…intimate, small theatre at its best.” - Audience member
“The most creative play we have been to - with a message of importance... we felt like participants even though we were in the audience.” - Audience member
A tribute to the silent film era wrapped in a science fiction premise, INbox is a non-verbal comedy that explores serious themes about humanity’s legacy in the wake of climate inaction.
The idea for INbox comes from earthblackbox.com, a real-life PR stunt (or possibly honest endeavor) to create an indestructible, giant “black box” (like on airplanes). The website claims that “hundreds of data sets, measurements, and interactions relating to the health of our planet will be continuously collected and safely archived to provide an unbiased account of the events that lead to the demise of the planet."
INbox imagines a surreal life inside “Black Box Earth: A Joint Nations Climate Crisis Initiative.” Two entry-level data pushers from opposing nations are responsible for the safe archiving of all of humanity’s data. A crisis ensues when dwindling resources and incompetent leadership leave them with no rescue plan and only one box left to fill with the entirety of the human story. What information should be saved for posterity, what is a fact worth saving, and who gets to choose?
ARTISTIC TEAM
Created and performed by Buba Basishvili and Meghan Frank
Creative Consultation: Nicole Dietze, Jeannene Bragg, and David Ortolano
Video Design: Topher Blair
Lighting Design: David Ortolano
Set and Prop Design: INCITE Colorado’s Justin Hicks and Katie Webster
Front of House: Maddie Heiken
Board Op: Alex Palmer, David Ortolano
Photos: MichaelEnsminger.com
Theatre Artibus is a Denver-based theatre company dedicated to strengthening community through the experience of live performance, in permanent residence at Savoy Denver. Recent projects include Recipe Shared, a digital ‘docu-memory’ series inspired by elders living in Denver’s eastside neighborhoods.
SAVOY DENVER
2700 Arapahoe Street, Denver, CO 80205
Savoy Denver was built in 1889 and has been a gathering place throughout Denver’s history for performers, community members, and businesses. Recently renovated to keep the building’s turn-of-the-century character with improved amenities, the Savoy Denver continues with a community-first mission as a social hall and artist hub open to all. Book an event, rehearsal, class, or meeting at Savoy Denver.
COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL:
In an effort to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all patrons, Artibus is instituting the following protocols for upcoming performances:
CDC-approved masks must be worn in the theatre during the performance, regardless of vaccination status.
If you are experiencing any COVID symptoms on the day of your performance, please stay home and contact the box office heyartibus@gmail.com or 303-476-5902 EXT 2 and we can get you scheduled for a different performance, or a refund on your ticket.