From the red beanie to the plaid shirt to the sneakers, he looks like the casually cool cousin you’d want to hang with at the cookout. His style is relaxed and personal, and he connects easily with the crowd throughout his show.
The entire performance is a winding road, a tour through the “waistland” that begins in nature mockumentary style before turning in parts to semiotics lecture, dance, Duolingo-esque session, bedtime story, personal recollection, and more.
Altogether, it feels like a meditation—it is easy to get lost in the moment, the world shrinking down to just lights, noise, and sensation. It is disorienting, in the best of ways.
Underpinned by the idea of asking questions of the future, Fortune Yeller is an interactive and…
Hilariously character-driven choices lead us into and out of battles using unexpected powers ranging from hovering to vomit luges to summoning a minivan, with unexpected deaths and victory (mostly) snatched from the jaws of defeat.
Ollie isn’t afraid to leave a few extra seconds for the audience to process a joke, a movement, or a facial expression.