Review: Live From the Warehouse, White Bear Theatre

Live From The Warehouse, White Bear Theatre. Photo: Deepan Singh Live From the Warehouse is a multimedia play set, as the title suggests, in a warehouse. Tanmay (Aryaman Krishna Aggarwal) and Riyan (Vrishab Wig) are hiding out after a school prank involving a gun goes wrong. With the police in pursuit, they contemplate their options and find ways to pass the time, flirting recklessly with the idea of becoming social media famous and having all eyes on them. Aryaman Krishna Aggarwal and Vrishab Wig burst onto the stage with synchronised, simulated running, which sets the scene for the energy and tone of this play. They are versatile performers. Mock stand-up is used to contemplate their backgrounds and ambitions; there is also a dance sequence and an action-movie-style pretend fight with a drug dealer. Youthful exuberance and naivety distort their take on their situation. Views and likes on social media have agency among their peers, and their predicament becomes a means of creating…