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Last Weekend to See “The Tower” and its Psychedelic, Cannibalistic Journey

Behind an assuming facade on Metropolitan Avenue and up a flight of creaky stairs lies a magical place known as Standard Toykraft

Last Weekend to See “The Tower” and its Psychedelic, Cannibalistic Journey
The Tower featuring Courtney Fenwick, Andrew Krug, and Rebecca Hirota Photo credit: Jonathan Shaw

Last Weekend to See “The Tower” and its Psychedelic, Cannibalistic Journey

Behind an assuming facade on Metropolitan Avenue and up a flight of creaky stairs lies a magical place known as Standard Toykraft

Last Weekend to See “The Tower” and its Psychedelic, Cannibalistic Journey

Behind an assuming facade on Metropolitan Avenue and up a flight of creaky stairs lies a magical place known as Standard Toykraft.  For one last weekend, The Anti-Matter Collective will inhabit the space with their super-trippy retelling of the ill-fated Donner Party.  “The Tower” relays the classic tale of the star-crossed pioneers in who, snowed-in and left with little other alternative, resort to cannibalism.  The performance is vivid and rich and, rather that telling the story head-on, The Anti-Matter Collective creates a unique and meandering journey for the audience that transports them between the campsite of 1846 all the way to the present day, as well as inside the increasingly distorted reality that the pioneers experience due to severe starvation.

Rather than the traditional stage/house barrier, “The Tower” is set up as an interactive experience, where the audience is encouraged to move about the theater, sit down, or stand up…

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