by Ben Firke
Directed by Connor Scully

In the high-stakes world of start-ups, one bad meeting might feel like the end of the world – but imagine if your pitch flopped so bad that you triggered an unimaginable, nightmarish cataclysm? RICH BEYOND OUR WILDEST DREAMS explores that exact situation through the story of Colby Bates, the founder of a high-tech energy drink company. Told in the form of a floundering VC pitch, RBOWD is a three-part deconstruction of the futility of creative labor in Capitalism. This one-ish man show breaks the fifth, sixth, and seventh walls with audience participation, psychedelic visuals and yes, even puppetry, for a fluid, form-bending performance that’s never the same twice.

”Best Off-Off Broadway Shows in November 2024”
— Andrew Block, TDF

Production History
June 2025, Atlanta Fringe
May 2025, Brooklyn Comedy Collective
April 2025, ART New York (Re/Venue)
February, 2025 University Settlement (Re/Venue)
January 2025 + November 2024 The Tank

Photos by Mari Eimas-Dietrich