unchained and strange

Once an old lacross team captain from some public school in the nowhere-land of Croton on Hudson said that the best coaching tactic is to tie teams together with hatred. Charlie Todd’s improv projects seek to bind strangers together through truly absurd experiences. His work includes the annual no-pants subway ride and the “Movies in Real Life” series. Some say these are ridiculous, inappropriate, and foolish. The playful exaggerations and odd occurrences add a little spice to an everyday routine. Ordinary bystanders are brought together by laughter under the comical episodes. The modern world is too focused on to-do lists and having a proper reason for each and every action to realize that such set ideas are not necessary. As children we are taught that play is a good thing, and Todd asks why that has to change with age. In today’s era, that which is not accepted is deemed strange. Todd poses the essential question: why?