I caught episode two of Action/Adventure Theater’s Fall of the House last night, and was really impressed. The hour-long show takes place in the living room of a typical house of 20somethings who drink a lot, name their bongs, and fuck up their relationships and friendships in the familiar ways that we all fuck them up, but never see onstage. The narrative arc is mapped out but most of the dialogue is improvised, and pretty well at that. Last night’s show was honest-to-god hilarious, and a pretty realistic portrayal of the post-college (post-Reed College…) experience.

For the theaterphobes out there, the friend I dragged along (who was understandably trepidatious about setting foot in a theater for the first time in years) liked it even more than I did. I’ll be running a full review of the show next week, but since it is a serialized show, I’d recommend getting in this weekend before episode 2 closes.

Theater! Theatre!, 3430 SE Belmont, Thurs-Sat 10:30 pm, $10 for your first show, $2 off for every subsequent episode