Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play – Sensory Audience Guide Content
Environmental Considerations for Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play
- The performance takes place in the Theatre Off Jackson. It is a smaller theater, seating about 140 patrons. The ceiling is low and all seats are close to the stage.
- There are two aisles in the theatre, both of which are used by performers for entrances and exits during the show.
- The show is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes in duration, without an intermission.
- Part of the sound system is located under the seats in the right section as you are facing the stage. This causes intermittent rumbling sensations under those seats.
- The back of the set includes 6 screens on which various images are displayed throughout the show.
Show Content Considerations for Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play
- This show includes comedic violence replicating video game combat.
- This show includes moments of more believable violence like someone being kicked while on the ground
- During the show, a beloved family member is knocked unconscious in a car accident.
In the following guide, the performance is divided by scenes that contain moments of heightened sensory intensity.
Key to Symbols
Auditory Intensity
Emotional Intensity
Visual Intensity
Entrance through audience
| Scenes | Sensory Category | Heightened Sensory Moments |
| Prologue | |
– Entrance through right stairs
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| Scene 1
Breakfast & Good Morning Suburbia
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– Video game battle between Ami and Mom
– Lights rotate, video game sound effects – After battle an actor enters through each set of stairs and speaks while on the stairs |
| Scene 2 Matt Dermon & Ben Anflank |
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– At the beginning of the scene an actor enters through each stairway
– After eating the food, Ben falls to the floor, having a comedic heart attack – A doctor comes to comedically revive him |
| Scene 3
School Restroom
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– A school bell rings, starting and ending the scene |
| Scene 4
Apple Slices & A-Ji-No-Mo-To |
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– Mom talks about the death of Ojichan, her father
– Sound effect after mom says MSG – Ami and Mom fight |
| Scene 5
Introducing Exotic Deadly |
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– Ojichan laughs manically
– Entrance through right stairs – School bell rings at the end of the scene |
| Scene 8
Family Fight
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– Mom and Ami fight
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| Scene 9
Kenji Disappeared & Chicken Fingers |
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– Ami discovers Exotic Deadly isn’t who she appeared to be
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| Scene 11
Car Crash & Rock Bottom Choreo |
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– Car crash described. Mom disappears to die on stage.
– Red light flashes on screen – Actors enter on both staircases
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| Scene 12
At Rock Bottom |
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– Water effects
– Scary beings at the bottom of the ocean – Tokyo 1947 Traffic noises, Woman’s voice in Japanese |
| Scene 13
Ajinomoto, Karaoke, Kazuko |
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– Dinging bell, “We’re gonna be rich!”
– Winding sound – Actors spin – Ajinomoto sings Karaoke – Actor enters left stairs – Lights flash, screen shakes, Ami spins |
| Scene 14
Guitar aka Work-Life Balance |
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– Japanese announcement, recorded music, Exotic Deadly sings
– Loud electric guitar music – Recorded rock music – Loud karaoke |
| Scene 15
Bad Article, 7-11, Back to Rock Bottom |
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– In Rock Bottom we heard cartoon running noises
– Ami is in distress, calling out, what’s happening to me? – Ojichan says he’s fading |
| Scene 16
YooHoo, Producer, School Project |
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– School bell rings
– Actor enters right stairs School bell after producer exits – |
| Scene 17
Dr. Steele |
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– Asian music
– After Ami leaves there are electrical noises and lights flash on backdrop |
| Scene 18
FIGHT |
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– Mission Impossible music
– Cartoon fight sounds and cartoon fighting – Woman smacks Ami with paper – Rat-a-tat sounds as woman exits |
| Scene 18
Part II |
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– Man emerges from the side with a bright red light and stage fog
– Video game music – Yelp reviews appears to kick Ami – Ami attacks reviewer with Doritos – Actor enters from left stairs |
| Scene 19
The Talent Show |
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– Loud music
– Man on microphone – Exotic Deadly appears to die and go to the Deep Dark – Actors perform on the left and right stairs – Loud karaoke – Audience is encouraged to clap – Ami sings – Stage fog when center door is opened – Mirror ball – Full cast dances – Streamers thrown at audience
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| Scene 20
Ami & Mom Make Breakfast Together |
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– Mom and Ami resolve their differences
– Actor appear in left stairs – Loud music for finale |