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Ideation by Aaron Loeb

(7)
Productions (31)
Comic Thriller
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85 - 95 minutes
1 W, 4 M, 
Set: An office conference room with chairs, a whiteboard and a speakerphone

Ninety minutes from now, a group of stressed-out corporate consultants is slated to present their work on a mysterious project. It's time to brainstorm within the morally ambiguous parameters they've been given so they can make it to their kids' soccer games and continue their ill-advised affairs. But as they work, the question of what they aren't being told looms ever larger, becoming harder to ignore. If something truly monstrous is going on, it wouldn't be happening over Starbucks scones . . . would it? A ferocious and hilarious thriller.

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Ninety minutes from now, a group of stressed-out corporate consultants is slated to present their work on a mysterious project. It's time to brainstorm within the morally ambiguous parameters they've been given so they can make it to their kids' soccer games and continue their ill-advised affairs. But as they work, the question of what they aren't being told looms ever larger, becoming harder to ignore. If something truly monstrous is going on, it wouldn't be happening over Starbucks scones . . . would it? A ferocious and hilarious thriller.

Special feature: Whiteboard Diagrams from San Francisco Playhouse Production

  • Comic Thriller
  • |
  • 85 - 95 minutes
  • 1 W, 4 M, 
  • Set: An office conference room with chairs, a whiteboard and a speakerphone
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-68069-071-2

Published Reviews

"The sinister tangos with the madcap in Ideation."

The New York Times (Critic's Pick)

"Devilishly funny and demonically dark, Loeb's hilarity makes us, as the title suggests, think."

San Francisco Chronicle

"Loeb's script is smart and funny and full of surprises."

KQED

"Deeply engaging and unsettling--it is also bitingly funny."

Theatre is Easy

"A timely, wonderfully crafted play that is both insightful and humorous . . . a show you will be thinking about long after the curtain call."

Broadway World

Production History

NOV 15, 2024 - NOV 16, 2024
University Of Hartford
West Hartford, CT United States
 University Of Hartford West Hartford, CT United States
OCT 13, 2023 - OCT 28, 2023
Left Edge Theatre
Santa Rosa, CA United States
 Left Edge Theatre Santa Rosa, CA United States
SEP 08, 2023 - SEP 24, 2023
Wheat Ridge Theatre Company
Wheat Ridge, CO United States
 Wheat Ridge Theatre Company Wheat Ridge, CO United States
NOV 29, 2022 - DEC 03, 2022
ORiGiN Theatrical (Knock and Run Theatre)
Lambton, NSW Australia
 ORiGiN Theatrical (Knock and Run Theatre) Lambton, NSW Australia
NOV 04, 2022 - NOV 06, 2022
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ United States
 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ United States
OCT 01, 2022 - DEC 31, 2023
Estonian Theatre Agency
Rakvere, Estonia
 Estonian Theatre Agency Rakvere, Estonia
SEP 09, 2022 - SEP 24, 2022
ITHEATRE COLLABORATIVE
Phoenix, AZ United States
 ITHEATRE COLLABORATIVE Phoenix, AZ United States
APR 29, 2022 - MAY 22, 2022
Ellensburg Theater Company
Gold Beach, OR United States
 Ellensburg Theater Company Gold Beach, OR United States
DEC 16, 2021 - DEC 17, 2021
AMDA
New York, NY United States
 AMDA New York, NY United States
DEC 16, 2021 - DEC 17, 2021
AMDA
New York, NY United States
 AMDA New York, NY United States
JUL 22, 2019 - JUL 22, 2019
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Solana Beach, CA United States
 North Coast Repertory Theatre Solana Beach, CA United States
JUN 26, 2019 - JUL 06, 2019
ORiGiN Theatrical (Lightbringer Productions)
Wellington, New Zealand
 ORiGiN Theatrical (Lightbringer Productions) Wellington, New Zealand
JUN 13, 2019 - JUL 14, 2019
Mendocino Theatre Company
Mendocino, CA United States
 Mendocino Theatre Company Mendocino, CA United States
MAY 02, 2019 - MAY 04, 2019
Bishop's College School
Sherbrooke, QC Canada
 Bishop's College School Sherbrooke, QC Canada
NOV 23, 2018 - DEC 08, 2018
Hovey Players, The
Waltham, MA United States
 Hovey Players, The Waltham, MA United States
NOV 02, 2018 - NOV 18, 2018
Wasatch Theatre Company
Salt Lake City, UT United States
 Wasatch Theatre Company Salt Lake City, UT United States
SEP 06, 2018 - SEP 14, 2018
Abraham Lincoln Alumni Theater Group
San Francisco, CA United States
 Abraham Lincoln Alumni Theater Group San Francisco, CA United States
JUL 06, 2018 - JUL 30, 2018
Gremlin Theatre
Saint Paul, MN United States
 Gremlin Theatre Saint Paul, MN United States
JUN 02, 2018 - JUN 23, 2018
ORiGiN Theatrical (Court Theatre)
Christchurch, New Zealand
 ORiGiN Theatrical (Court Theatre) Christchurch, New Zealand
APR 20, 2018 - APR 22, 2018
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA United States
 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA United States
OCT 19, 2017 - NOV 12, 2017
Theatre Exile
Philadelphia, PA United States
 Theatre Exile Philadelphia, PA United States
SEP 21, 2017 - OCT 14, 2017
OpenStage Theatre
Fort Collins, CO United States
 OpenStage Theatre Fort Collins, CO United States
SEP 02, 2017 - SEP 24, 2017
New Repertory Theatre
Watertown, MA United States
 New Repertory Theatre Watertown, MA United States
MAY 10, 2017 - JUN 17, 2017
Jackalope Theatre Company
Chicago, IL United States
 Jackalope Theatre Company Chicago, IL United States
JAN 26, 2017 - MAR 12, 2017
Urbanite Theatre
Sarasota, FL United States
 Urbanite Theatre Sarasota, FL United States
MAR 05, 2016 - APR 17, 2016
Off-Broadway (San Francisco Playhouse)
New York, NY United States
 Off-Broadway (San Francisco Playhouse) New York, NY United States
FEB 27, 2016 - MAR 20, 2016
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
Boulder, CO United States
 Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company Boulder, CO United States
JAN 21, 2015 - FEB 22, 2015
Capitol Stage
Sacramento, CA United States
 Capitol Stage Sacramento, CA United States
SEP 27, 2014 - NOV 09, 2014
San Francisco Playhouse, Main Stage
San Francisco, CA United States
 San Francisco Playhouse, Main Stage San Francisco, CA United States
NOV 16, 2013 - DEC 07, 2013
San Francisco SandBox
San Francisco, CA United States
 San Francisco SandBox San Francisco, CA United States
JUL 20, 2012 - JUL 28, 2012
Bay Area Playwrights Foundation
San Francisco, CA United States
 Bay Area Playwrights Foundation San Francisco, CA United States
No upcoming productions.
OCT 01, 2022 - DEC 31, 2023
Estonian Theatre Agency
Rakvere, Estonia
 Estonian Theatre Agency Rakvere, Estonia
JUL 06, 2018 - JUL 30, 2018
Gremlin Theatre
Saint Paul, MN United States
 Gremlin Theatre Saint Paul, MN United States
OCT 19, 2017 - NOV 12, 2017
Theatre Exile
Philadelphia, PA United States
 Theatre Exile Philadelphia, PA United States
SEP 02, 2017 - SEP 24, 2017
New Repertory Theatre
Watertown, MA United States
 New Repertory Theatre Watertown, MA United States
MAY 10, 2017 - JUN 17, 2017
Jackalope Theatre Company
Chicago, IL United States
 Jackalope Theatre Company Chicago, IL United States
JAN 26, 2017 - MAR 12, 2017
Urbanite Theatre
Sarasota, FL United States
 Urbanite Theatre Sarasota, FL United States
MAR 05, 2016 - APR 17, 2016
Off-Broadway (San Francisco Playhouse)
New York, NY United States
 Off-Broadway (San Francisco Playhouse) New York, NY United States
FEB 27, 2016 - MAR 20, 2016
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
Boulder, CO United States
 Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company Boulder, CO United States
JAN 21, 2015 - FEB 22, 2015
Capitol Stage
Sacramento, CA United States
 Capitol Stage Sacramento, CA United States
SEP 27, 2014 - NOV 09, 2014
San Francisco Playhouse, Main Stage
San Francisco, CA United States
 San Francisco Playhouse, Main Stage San Francisco, CA United States
NOV 16, 2013 - DEC 07, 2013
San Francisco SandBox
San Francisco, CA United States
 San Francisco SandBox San Francisco, CA United States

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