Jim Fye

So life has been rough lately, eh? You don’t know how bad it can get. Loot is a hoot—where the bad guys get away with . . . almost everything. Death, a funeral, and a bank heist—all are turned on their head.

Loot was written in 1966 by Joe Orten, a playwright of scandalous black comedies who became known for his “outrageously macabre” style. The storyline is nonsensical—à la Monty Python—taking pokes at society, government bureaucracy, and the Catholic church.

The Shadow Box, written by Michael Cristofer and directed by Phoebe Moyer, is a bit of a dark horse. You think you know what the play will be about—in a very minor way, you might be right—but mostly, you’d be wrong.