A riotous political-situation comedy occurring in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection upon the Capitol. It’s January 7th, 2021. The U.S is still in the throes of a deadly Pandemic, and the 2020 Presidential Race has yet to be conceded. After “Storming the Capitol,” Pablo, a freewheeling pot dealer, returns from Washington, DC to the Lower East Side apartment he shares with his liberal roommates; James, an African American musician, and Mina, his Russian speaking girlfriend. Hilarity ensues, misunderstandings abound, and their world nearly spirals into chaos as Pablo’s roommates fear the FBI will come and knock down their door….

Philip Cruise* directs a talented cast, including Jared Ritter, Lana Ayrapetyants, Tammi Cubilette, Callie Fabac, and Vincent Lamberti*, as well as Cruise and Emanuel.

“Like many of us, the year 2020 and the Covid pandemic was emotionally fraught. January 6, 2021, was another such day,” shares producer and director Philip Cruise. “I watched with my mouth agape as an iconic symbol of peace and democracy was overrun and desecrated by misguided and misled self-anointed patriots. Desecrated: defined as ‘to treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect,’ which was exactly what I witnessed that day. At the 250th anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence, it’s essential to remember what makes the USA so special. If I can make the audience laugh while calling attention to the piece of history that so many are trying to rewrite and erase, I’m doing my job as a theatre producer and as an American.”