Real Talk with Rocco Meo: Purpose
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
SUN
3/29
Solo
8:00 PM
Blackbox Theater
A troubled young man, Rocco Meo, becomes obsessed with raising a baby surfing legend to deal with his lack of purpose, roping in his friend, Li Angorola, on a mayonnaise quest of artistry. When Rocco begins to spiral, he has to confront his lies and what it means to grow older.
Show Program - Cast & Creative Team
Rocco Meo
A jittery flesh-covered comedian, writer, and performance artist based in Chicago who creates absurd, surreal, and empathetic works exploring the tension between reality and fantasy. His pieces challenge fitting in, connection, embarrassment, and the blurred line between performance and sincerity, using gross body humor, vaudevillian physicality, and anxious personas to humanize absurdity, confronting audiences with discomfort and kindness.