Co-creators: Michael McQuilken and Tommy Smith

“In a very real sense, DIG NATION is the future of theater.  McQuilken takes charge of multiple technologies to create a single, integrated stage work; what’s more, he uses technology to comment on itself.  Don’t miss this show.” —Richard Morin, Seattle Weekly

Like prior FCT productions A DAY IN DIG NATION boasts tremendous young talent. Michael McQuilken (Backstage West Garland Award and Seattle Times’ “Sammy Davis Jr. Award”) and Tommy Smith (Julliard Playwriting Alum, Page 73 Fellow) the co-creators, have already seen their earlier collaborations presented at The Williamstown Theatre Festival and The O’Neill National Playwrights Conference.  FCT Artistic Director Adam Koplan conducts the on-stage action in their latest multimedia entertainment

The Plot

Rex, a somnambulist office drone, leads a dreary existence.  When not pushing around a mouse in a fluorescent hellhole, he spends his time gobbling frozen dinners, zoning out on televised images and avoiding contact with real human beings (his mother, ex-girlfriends, etc.).  But as his media-drenched life plods on, Rex becomes increasingly immersed in waking fantasies – fantastically represented with lush foley sound design and full-throttle projected imagery.  Unable to distinguish the real from the illusory, Rex is forced to make a decision that threatens to burst the womb-like comfort of his modern existence. A DAY IN DIG NATION weaves a spellbinding tale of crisis and redemption in this exhausting technological age.  Think A Christmas Carolmeets The Wooster Group; It’s a Wonderful Life on an acid trip.

Vitals

Created by Tommy Smith and Michael McQuilken

Directed by Adam Koplan

Starring Michael McQuilken