Kerry Ipema from Brooklyn New York presented We Got Got at the Orlando International Fringe Festival. Kerry Ipema and KK Apple with their black ties and red white and blue business attire opened the show with a peppy business pitch where they pushed every corporate buzz word in their thirst to bring profit to their theatrical endeavors. With so much enthusiasm how could they go wrong? As a matter of fact they were well on their way to achieving their corporate goals but then their accountant stepped in and ripped them off.
Rather than accepting this injustice they began to plot a complex revenge heist. Police simply shrugged off their complaints so they needed to take matters into their own hands. There is an addictive chemistry between Ipema and Apple that convinced me that they could pull off even the most convoluted attempt at getting their money back.
I felt a certain pleasure in hoping that their revenge fantasy could possibly come true. Perhaps it is a fantasy to think that blue collar thieves might be held accountable for their blatant thefts. The present administration in office makes it seem like theft is the American dream.
The fast-paced banter and at times syncopated delivery is what makes the show tic. It is also inevitable that an audience would want to root for the underdog. These two struggling actresses had been wronged and ther must be some way for justice to prevail. The show itself is proof that being ripped off by (redacted) did not slow the roll of these two creative power houses.
In sketching the show, I could not decide in one pose for each of the actresses. I started to sketch them multiple times since they were all over the stage. The show was an absolute joy to watch, and I got to meet Ipema and Apple multiple times on the green lawn of Fabulousness. They are joyously curious and endlessly funny.