Round House opens its unprecedented virtual season with interactive satire ‘American Dreams’
American Dreams, directed by Tamilla Woodard, invites its online audience to participate as viewers of the nation’s “newest game show sensation,” where the ultimate prize for contestants is citizenship to the great U.S.A.Three hopefuls, from Palestine, Pakistan, and Mexico, try their luck and test their knowledge, while the live audience decides which of them earns the right to become a citizen. Outlandish as the premise might seem, the game show sharply examines who gets to decide what it means to be a citizen.“If that were really up to me, what would actually weigh into that decision?” says Buck.