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Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes) 90 Neo-Futurist Plays from the First 25 Years by Greg Allen

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Productions (820)
Comedy/Drama
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2 - 65 minutes
5 W, 5 M,  (5-20 actors possible: 2-10 W, 2-10 M)
Content Notes: Adult content and optional adult language.
Set: Minimal.

Having opened in 1988 and still playing today as the longest-running show in Chicago history, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind is an ensemble experiment in presenting "30 Plays in 60 Minutes." Each two-minute play is performed in random order with an interactive audience. An onstage 60-minute timer keeps everyone honest. This collection of 90 comic, tragic, political, personal, and abstract plays gives you the chance to program your own evening of 30 Neo-Futurist plays to reflect the lives and experiences of your own ensemble. Go!

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Having opened in 1988 and still playing today as the longest-running show in Chicago history, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind is an ensemble experiment in presenting "30 Plays in 60 Minutes." Each two-minute play is performed in random order with an interactive audience. An onstage 60-minute timer keeps everyone honest. This collection of 90 comic, tragic, political, personal, and abstract plays gives you the chance to program your own evening of 30 Neo-Futurist plays to reflect the lives and experiences of your own ensemble. Go!

  • Comedy/Drama
  • |
  • 2 - 65 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M,  (5-20 actors possible: 2-10 W, 2-10 M)
  • Content Notes: Adult content and optional adult language.
  • Set: Minimal.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-702-9

Published Reviews

"Still the most clever, most urgent show in town."

J. Scott Hill, Chicago Stage Review

"Allen's tongue-in-cheek updating of a futurist entertainment...is unashamedly live and democratic theater."

Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Reader

"...pure artistic expression, a sort of mental and emotional purging for the performers that, quite often, resonates in some way with the audience. Whether this resonance is characterized by laughter or a somber silence depends on the scene."

Chicago Theatre Beat

Production History

FEB 04, 2026 - FEB 07, 2026
Stevenson High School
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL United States
Stevenson High SchoolLINCOLNSHIRE, IL United States
JAN 23, 2026 - JAN 31, 2026
Mounds Park Academy
St. Paul, MN United States
Mounds Park AcademySt. Paul, MN United States
DEC 05, 2025 - DEC 08, 2025
University of Southern Maine
Gorham, ME United States
University of Southern MaineGorham, ME United States
OCT 23, 2025 - OCT 25, 2025
Fort Worth Country Day School
Fort Worth, TX United States
Fort Worth Country Day SchoolFort Worth, TX United States
OCT 05, 2025 - DEC 05, 2025
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO United States
Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, CO United States
AUG 02, 2025 - AUG 07, 2025
Los Angeles Theatre Initiative
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Los Angeles Theatre InitiativeEdinburgh, United Kingdom
AUG 01, 2025 - AUG 05, 2025
Woodstock Union High School
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Woodstock Union High SchoolEdinburgh, United Kingdom
JUN 21, 2025 - JUN 22, 2025
BARCLAY Performing Arts
Boca Raton, FL United States
BARCLAY Performing ArtsBoca Raton, FL United States
JUN 06, 2025 - JUN 22, 2025
Theatre Knoxville Downtown
Knoxville, TN United States
Theatre Knoxville DowntownKnoxville, TN United States
MAY 30, 2025 - JUN 01, 2025
HOOLIGAN Theatre Company
Los Angeles, CA United States
HOOLIGAN Theatre CompanyLos Angeles, CA United States
1 of 82
FEB 04, 2026 - FEB 07, 2026
Stevenson High School
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL United States
Stevenson High SchoolLINCOLNSHIRE, IL United States
JAN 23, 2026 - JAN 31, 2026
Mounds Park Academy
St. Paul, MN United States
Mounds Park AcademySt. Paul, MN United States
DEC 05, 2025 - DEC 08, 2025
University of Southern Maine
Gorham, ME United States
University of Southern MaineGorham, ME United States
OCT 23, 2025 - OCT 25, 2025
Fort Worth Country Day School
Fort Worth, TX United States
Fort Worth Country Day SchoolFort Worth, TX United States
OCT 05, 2025 - DEC 05, 2025
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO United States
Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, CO United States
AUG 02, 2025 - AUG 07, 2025
Los Angeles Theatre Initiative
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Los Angeles Theatre InitiativeEdinburgh, United Kingdom
AUG 01, 2025 - AUG 05, 2025
Woodstock Union High School
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Woodstock Union High SchoolEdinburgh, United Kingdom
JUN 21, 2025 - JUN 22, 2025
BARCLAY Performing Arts
Boca Raton, FL United States
BARCLAY Performing ArtsBoca Raton, FL United States
JUN 06, 2025 - JUN 22, 2025
Theatre Knoxville Downtown
Knoxville, TN United States
Theatre Knoxville DowntownKnoxville, TN United States
MAY 30, 2025 - JUN 01, 2025
HOOLIGAN Theatre Company
Los Angeles, CA United States
HOOLIGAN Theatre CompanyLos Angeles, CA United States
1 of 4
JUN 29, 2018 - JUL 22, 2018
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs, CO United States
Colorado Springs Fine Arts CenterColorado Springs, CO United States
OCT 21, 2016 - NOV 19, 2016
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs, CO United States
Colorado Springs Fine Arts CenterColorado Springs, CO United States
JAN 01, 2004 - JAN 01, 1970
The Neo-Futurists
Manhattan, NY United States
The Neo-FuturistsManhattan, NY United States
JAN 01, 1988 - JAN 01, 1970
The Neo-Futurists
Chicago, IL United States
The Neo-FuturistsChicago, IL United States

Awards (3)

Edinburgh Fringe First Award (2000)

After Dark Hall of Fame Award (1994)

New York Innovative Theater Award (2011)

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