Tomb Quest is open!
Special conversation with Try Guy's Ryan Garcia on Big Theatre Kid Energy!
Tomb Quest is officially open in Los Angeles.
We had a fantastic opening weekend full of energy, laughter, tears and joy. And I have been wanting to shout about this show from the rooftops since the moment I first read the script.
So I was thrilled to sit down with the tremendously talented Ryan Garcia on his podcast Big Theatre Kid Energy for an in-depth conversation about the show, what went into making it, and why I think it matters.
We are living in a moment where so much of what we consume is flattened, optimized and churned out by algorithms and AI and the relentless machinery of content. And I think in that context, messy human-made art matters more than ever. Live theatre especially! The kind where real people are in a room together, breathing the same air, sharing the same energy, feeling the same emotions collectively at the same time.
Tomb Quest is a show about friends who come back together to create. Not to get rich. Not to get famous. Not even to share what they’re making with the world. Just the simple act of creating for the joy of creating. That idea has never felt more radical or more necessary to me than it does right now.
Ryan has built something special with Big Theatre Kid Energy. I love that he has a platform to celebrate this art form and spark these kinds of conversations. Go give it a watch / listen!