Local Theater Company Takes On Craigslist

Local theater company Flying V is taking on Craigslist in its newest show, with a production entirely based on the strange and bizarre classified ads you’ll find on the site.

“The Best of Craigslist,” debuts Friday at The Writer’s Center (4508 Walsh St.) and will run at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays through June 30.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here.

For more information on Flying V and the show, visit its website.

Flying V’s first “fully devised production,” includes takes on 37 of the most interesting Craigslist ads it could find. Flying V’s Edward Daniels conceived the show. It will be directed by Jason Schlafstein.

The struggle for human connection is universal — and nowhere is the humor, frustration and terror of other people more on display than Craigslist, the ultimate Want Ad of the internet. …We’re using puppets, punches, ukeleles and a bedazzled loin cloth to create a night that ranges from the hysterical to the tragic to the just plain weird. Looking to hire a Dragon Slayer? Need to unload a sturdy wood dresser possessed by the demonic spirit of your ex? Woke up to a naked stranger in your bed and want to make that Missed Connection? You must be on Craiglsist — and so are we. Weith text taken directly from actual Craigslist ads, the internet comes to life in this original show created and performed by Flying V.

Image via Flying V Theatre

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