The Assembly in association with Dutch Kills Theatre Company present

IN CORPO
A New Musical

By BEN BECKLEY and NATE WEIDA
Music by NATE WEIDA
Directed by JESS CHAYES
Music Direction by BEN CAPLAN
Choreography by LISA NEVADA

Starring

BEN BECKLEY, BEN CAPLAN, RJ CHRISTIAN, PATRICK CHAN, JESSICA FREY, MONICA HO,
AUSTIN OWENS KELLY, DEVON MEDDOCK, ZOE SIEGEL, and WESLEY ZURICK

Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues)
June 27 – July 8, 2023
Tickets: www.assemblytheater.org.

In the universe of IN CORPO, A New Musical by Ben Beckley and Nate Weida, corporate workers are afforded all the newest technological advances – coffee tablets for that caffeine boost followed by mood-enhancing sprays, mandatory programmed Me Time, and most importantly controlled shelter from the outside world. The workers, awash with passwords, code names, and loads of computer uploads and downloads, are paid to follow protocol, not to think. Not allowed eye contact or physical contact, the one thing Corpo hasn’t quite worked out for their employees is human loneliness and isolation.

IN CORPO has an impressive set enhanced by lights and multi-levels, original music, creative choreography, and a talented cast. The characters are unique (read slightly off) and offer many moments of humor. But one can’t help thinking how easily this path could be forged as we enter a new realm that includes AI, Zoom calls, phones that are practically attached to our hands, QR codes, and computers becoming our main source of information correct and incorrect. Is IN CORPO a mere fantasy or a warning about our future? See it and make your own decision.

- Laurie Lawson -