Resolved: New York is currently enjoying an unprecedented wealth of devised theater as established companies such as the Wooster Group and Mabou Mines give rise to newer collectives: the Builders Association, Elevator Repair Service, the Collapsable Giraffe, Radiohole, etc. In recent years, a fresh round of experimental companies has emerged: Banana Bag & Bodice, Waterwell, Nature Theater of Oklahoma. They're all excellent, but The Debate Society has made a particularly fine case for the genre. Writer/performers Paul Thureen and Hannah Bos and director Oliver Butler form an unlikely triumvirate, crafting skillful and gently absurd meditations on art, life, and bingo. In the past year, they've triumphed with two shows. First, there was You're Welcome, a cycle of deliciously bad plays such as Is That Sharks in That Smoldering Moat?! and Monster Trucks: A Reading. Secondly, there was Buddy Cop 2, a strange and strangely moving study of small-town policing that featured numerous racquetball games. How delightful were they? Let's just say there's ample room for Debate.
Congratulations, Debate Society! Now for the shameless plug: two of the founding members of the Debate Society recently created an excellent short film called "grand marshal" for Awkward Two, a book and film experiment from indie-publishers Awkward Press. You can (and should) watch the video right now at: http://films.awkwardpress.com. And if you live in New York, go see everything the Debate Society produces; their work is amazing!
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