Peter Handke's cerebral anti-play Offending the Audience has a short run this weekend at Velaslavasay Panorama. This staged meta-narrative of consciousness raising interjections is an experimental theatre piece that aims to be as untheatrical as possible while transforming the audience into a self-conscious spectacle to be observed and judged by the performers on stage. Handke's work has been performed for decades throughout the world, but this particular production is unique in that the cast is pulled from the ranks of elementary school, some appearing to be as young as five years old. This production of Offending the Audience is almost like watching Kids Say the Darndest Things for the philosophically-inclined academic set. more ›