At the pestering of one of my best friends, I went with her to a play that was being put on down in St. Marks place. As a play this artwork is included in the art form of theater. The play was called Brew of the Dead, so I knew that it would be somewhat entertaining because of the inclusion of zombies, which the name denotes, and as such I expected carnage. As I soon found out at the end of the play I was not to be disappointed. As of late there have been so many stories about zombie, popping up all over the place in a variety of different forms, from books to video games to movies. But never have I ever seen a play was based on this now very popular and iconic topic of zombies. It was playing in this small theater that would probably at maximum hold up to 50 people that was located in the basement of an apartment. When my friend and I first walked down the street it was located on we looked over it, since there was no large sign and it seemed to be average apartment building. When we did finally find, we were warmly welcomed by who I presume was the proprietor of this establishment. As we waited for the show to start, we were able to enjoy the musical accompaniment of many a metallic band, such as Rob Zombie (and very fittingly so). The story is about a group of survivors, as they go from place to place, simply trying to get away from the zombies, for even the smallest amount of time. For the most part the characters in the play are supposed to fulfill various stereotypes, such as the prissy-high maintenance, the nerd, and the dumb but survival-focused-macho-man. This play’s story line was unique in that this group of survivors decided that the best plan of action was to make a musical event called Oktoberfest to attract a large group of hippies that could work at their compound, that they could live off of, with out fear of the zombie menace. But things go haywire, the zombies come and they die in a depressing whirl of drugs, alcohol, love and fear. I was surprised at the how well it was written, and the interactions between the different characters were very real, despite the use of the stereotypes. To me this artwork resonates a lot, since one of the characteristics of the play was the reference to many famous nerd culture icons (of which I am very familiar with). So in this way this artwork connected with me on a level that most other works do not. This artwork is probably the most irrelevant of my art encounters, in relation to the readings and experiences I’ve had in the Macaulay “Arts in the City” class.
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Accompaniment?: My very good friend Emily Goforth,
