First off this is a play and it had some adult themes, offensive jokes and foul language which I know isn't for everyone. I'd rate it pg13.
Having said that, this play is well worth your time, it had me laughing and told a simple but meaningful story. The protagonist (oddly enough) a super villain called "The Remote" who commits acts of evil using various remotes and buttons. The Remote has two cohorts, Terri the Tarrot-Card Terrorist and Professor Gimp- the world's most super intelligent retard. In the beginning of the show, The Remote's nemisis, superhero Excelsior!!, is defeated by another villain. Without a superhero to plot against, Remote and his cohoarts are forced to disband and find their place in the world.
Kopp's obviously extensive comic book knowledge led to witty, geeky dialogue and a colorful array of characters in this play. One of my favorites was The Cocaine Clown Leader, a supervillian who leads a troupe of clowns who steal gifts from children's birthday parties to buy cocaine with. Most surprising in this play was "professor gimp", a mentally challenged supervillain who has a brief soulful moment in the second act when he explains to his case worker that although his evil league poked fun at him from time to time, they treated him as an equal and gave his life meaning.
Kopp's play, much like a comic book, may seem childish to the naked eye, but in reading this piece it became apparent that there is much more to it. The play is silly in a Mel Brooks way yet it strikes a few surprising emotional chords. The show reaches outside it's cartoon-y exterior and touches on relatable human issues. At it's core is about soul mates: how we deal with loosing them, and the possibility that they may never have been real at all.
Well done again, sir!
$2.99 well spent.
P.S. if you caught the "Excelsior!!" thing, you NEED to buy this play.
