The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that before every performance of Cabinet of Wonders: An Impossible History, a new play opening tonight in Philadelphia, ticketholders can purchase a variety of items in keeping with the theme of the play. Much of what's on stage is also on sale, meaning it might not be on stage the next night -- and in your home instead.
Cabinet of Wonders, a Gas & Electric Arts production, finds Leopold and Christina Carcass "on the
edge of eviction from their decaying family mansion, dusty heirlooms
and all. Christina, hoping against hope that an estate sale can raise
enough to save the house, sorts through family artifacts, revealing
specious memories and a shocking secret."
One hour before each performance, a "tag sale" allows audience members to uniquely interact with the production by participating in the fictional estate sale and choosing from "the kind of intriguing objects one might come across in an old house
whose owners never threw anything away - vintage tablecloths,
children's hankies, men's hats, ladies' gloves, Photoplay magazines,
paint-by-number ballerinas, and 78-r.p.m. records."
Better get your tickets fast then, because this is a case where even if the show itself doesn't sell out, the set and props just might.