Homo Economicus

Introducing HOMO ECONOMICUS

A co-production from Emily Bate and Obvious Agency

the PERFORMANCE ART EXPERIENCE

for CONFUSED CAPITALIST SUBJECTS

who want IT ALL …

to be DIFFERENT

(but how?!)

Buy now and get:

A rollercoaster ride through the current, growth-based economic system!

A lap dancing economics professor!

Singing, dancing, pulsing lights!

Post-capitalist embodiments for YOU to try on! Build a new world from inside your body, out!

Or, if you prefer boring grant language:

Homo Economicus is a solo theater piece explorating the economy, written and performed by Emily Bate. It uses vocal music, monologue, economics lecture, striptease, and heaps of garbage.Homo Economicus explores the current economy as expressed through our individual lives, and illuminates pathways to rebuilding the economy from the ground up.

Our Team:

Emily Bate – Creator and Performer

Alex Torra – Director

Ella-Gabriel Mason – Choreographer

Chris Davis – Additional Performer

Andrew Beal – Stage Manager

Harbour Edney – Lighting Designer

Lee Clarke – Sound Designer

Rebecca Kanach – Costume Designer

Michael Long – Projections Designer

Xander Setchko – Master Electrician

After the May 3rd performance: Join Emily Bate, Esteban Kelly (Executive Director, US Federation of Worker Cooperatives), and Phoebe Bachman (Founder & Facilitating Artist, People’s Budget Office) for an informal conversation about solidarity economy: who owns what, what can be owned, and who decides? Featuring audience Q&A for your most burning post-show questions.

Featured Sponsor:

Tender Wealth

Sponsored by:

Be Intentional Financial

Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance