Nikhil Vyas discusses The Mosinee Project
Sometimes a show pops up that says it is based on a true story, but well, you have to double check these things when they sound so ridiculous.
And that is exactly what we had to do before we sat down with writer Nikhil Vyas to chat about The Mosinee Project, which is coming to New Diorama Theatre from 11 March. Because, well, surely this is all made up, it can’t really have happened can it?
The Mosinee Project tells the true story of a fake invasion, when in 1950 a small town in America decided to show what would happen should the Russians invade!
We discuss the show, how Nikhil happened upon this surreal story and why playing it straight is the only real way to make it so funny.
You can find out more about the show and book tickets here.
The Mosinee Project
New Diorama Theatre
11 – 22 March
Mosinee, Wisconsin, 1950. An idyllic Midwestern town is about to wake up to a nightmare.
A shadowy group of hardline activists are planning. Armed forces will imprison the townspeople. Communications will be cut off. Barbed wire fences will be erected. Prices will be changed. The Mayor will be held at gunpoint. And the hammer and sickle flag will be flown from every building.
But will they be able to pull it off? And will any of it be enough? Will America pay attention to the story they are trying to tell?
Plunging into the dawn of the Cold War and back again, The Mosinee Project follows the true story of a fake invasion. A fevered, darkly funny reconstruction, interrogating how we wrestle with our fears and turn them into stories. This Untapped Award 2024 winning show arrives at NDT fresh from a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run.
Tickets available here.
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