Homo Economicus
Friday, May 01, 2026 - 7:00 PM
to Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 5:00 PM
7:00 PM - 5:00 PM See all dates and Times
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.
Mask Mandatory Performances on: 05/03, 05/06, and 05/09
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.
