When you do a pop-up festival you don’t expect to discover something both beautiful and poignant, but that’s exactly what we watched CASTING become in the span of a few days. Surrealistically satirical, this riff on the Hollywood casting process feels like that dream you had, you know the one. At least this time you’re not in only in your underwear.

Originally conceived in 48 hours and performed within the timespan of a typical audition, Koryn Wicks’ CASTING is a surrealist masterwork that continues to stick with me 3 years after its original run and has made me reconsider what is possible in immersive. Achingly heartfelt, scathingly satirical, and one of the most honest and vulnerable theatrical experiences I’ve ever had.  It’s a cathartic and eye-opening piece sure to inspire empathy and awe for the tens of thousands of Angelenos who do this every day.  Simply put: CASTING is a must-see.

Dancer, choreographer, and multimedia artist Koryn Wicks and her team leverage the bizarre particulars of auditioning resulting in an experience full of humor, heart, and catharsis. While the production will resonate most with current or former performers, it’s a joyful reprieve for everyone. The show is self-aware, welcoming, and offers a specific kind of playrticulars of auditioning resulting in an experience full of humor, heart, and catharsis.