OPEN Friday: May 22, 2026 [11:29-14:53]

shows and all that, I love it, I love it, but there has to be a point, there has to be a balance, it can't just all be for fun, there has to be a message, what is the message, you can pull out, you can throw out good messages, or you can throw out negative messages, the point is to just reflect society, let them think about that for themselves when they need the theater. If you dance and you had a good time, awesome, I don't think that's this play, but if you leave like that, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, that's how you interpret it. That's how you interpret it. Awesome, because that's what it's for, it's for interpretation, and how you see it, the audience member. I got you, I got you, and so before we go, we got to talk about the logistics, like, is it one-act play? Is it? It's a one-act play. It's a one-act play. Yes, four actors. Four actors. Four actors. You. Belanche. Rodriguez. Kyle Glenn and Bill Bletchenberg is written by Jaime Estadis, directed by Edward Torres. And it's going to run for, we're running from May 22nd to the 24th, then from the 29th to the 31st. Okay, so there's weekend ones. Yes, weekend ones. And so for you, my dear friend, Ivan, because you opened up this whole segment with like, you know, I'm burnt out. How has that been for you because you have to, well, these emotions on a regular, on command, no less? I love acting because of these, because of this. I had an issue when I was younger, a mental health issue. I didn't know what was going on then. I went to therapy, did what I had to do, got myself centered again. And when I stumbled onto this play, when I was off of this play, man, everything came flooding back, or everything, like, the floodgates opened up, and I really, like, lost myself for a second. But then I centered myself again, and I said, why am I doing this? The worst, the worst, the important thing about this character, the important thing about this character is, especially how we're social meeting, how the world is going right now. This character is everybody right now. This character, everybody could understand what he's coming from, no matter the gender. If you work, you're going to understand what he's coming from. If you feel like you've been exploited, you're going to understand what he's coming from. If you feel like nobody knows how to understand you, you're going to understand what he's coming from. And why it's so important that he says this out loud, you need to say it in order for the universe to catch it. Beautiful. And we caught it. And I thank you for your transparency. Thank you. No, thank you for bringing here. I'm looking forward to seeing this. I know. I know. I know. I feel it. Thank you. I, of course, everyone. Oh my gosh. Yes. I think we all need to check this play out. All right. And so if you're interested in attending the play, it runs from May 22nd through the 31st on the weekends. And it is part of the factory series at chain theater located at 312 West 36th Street. That's in New York. And once again, the play is five sessions and is being presented by, but he'll independent productions. And if you're interested in more information, you can visit BIP-NYC dot com. All right. Stay tuned. Zaire Benjamin is coming up next.