Get Shafted w/ Elevator Action September 9, 2010

It's the technological marvel that made modern cities possible. It's the closest physical contact most of us ever have with people we don't know (unless we're Greco-Roman wrestlers, or prostitutes). And it's the basis for Elevator Action, the improv show that doesn't go all the way to the top floor. First, cram a bunch of complete strangers into a metal box so small they can practically smell each other's hopes, fears, and sweaty underpants. Next, physically invade their personal space from every side, even as they desperately try to remain "polite." Then watch as the thin film of civilized behavior burns away, revealing a primal, roiling clusterboink of hilariously inexcusable behavior. Think of the most awkward, embarrassing, please-god-let-it-end elevator ride you've ever been on. It was, what, 45 seconds long? This one is 25 minutes. Come on, we're not holding the door forever.