(dark) Toilet Fire (matter(s))

No matter how different we all are, we are united by one commonality: our need to go. Using the structure of an ancient religious ritual, this show is both ceremony and celebration. Discussions about matters of digestion, philosophy, and faith arrive with explosions of song, audience participation, and unexpected textual twists.

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