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We just received our first review from The Improvisation Newsletter from our performance at the 11th annual Del Close marathon.
Here’s the review below
DUMPSTER TEQUILA
By Israel Savage
It took a little while to get the piano on the stage. Not the group’s fault. It’s all part of the charm of this type of venue and reminds you that it’s all improvised. And, luckily no one’s legs were crushed in the piano moving process. Dumpster Tequilla is comprised of 6 performers and a pianist. The performers brought to the stage differing levels of vocal talents and the group was strongest when harmonizing together. The suggestion from the audience was, “corn syrup.” As the story developed we followed a town/world/society into an industrial downward spiral as everything and everyone was taken over by a company that made just about everything from corn. A pair of women who made homemade cakes until everyone preferred the sterility of manufactured corn cakes were two of the characters that emerged. There was a haunting song in a cornfield as one character realized the children of humanity will become, “children of the corn.” There were a couple of chilling lines that drove the theme home, like, ”Here on the factory floor we minimize humanity.” The group supported each other well. In fact, there were moments during the ensemble numbers that the improvised lyrics were so poignant and the group was so in sync that I got chills. This group put on a great show and left me “thinking.” Didn’t expect that from a half hour improvised musical.
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