Devising team: Ricardo Beaird, Megan Burns, Daisuke Kawachi, and Connor Lane

Additional direction by Victor Kirksey-Brown

Performed by Ricardo Beaird, Briana Patnode, Pedro Juan Fonseca, and Alex Xiong/Oblivia Nukem Jun

When’s the last time you had fun? Gabriel can’t remember. Set adrift after loss, Gabriel seeks out an online therapist to help him remember what it feels like to have fun. Using unusual methods ranging from telepathy to balancing LaCroix cans, the two hunt for the elusive nature of fun like their worlds depend on it. Neurosurgery by way of TikTok, How Fun asks what it costs to have a good time.

A cornerstone of the Twin Cities performance landscape, the long-running New Works 4 Weeks Festival lights up Red Eye’s new performance space in the Seward neighborhood each summer. This process-driven, cohort-based incubator of new works culminates in a showcase of the freshest experiments from Minnesota’s most risk-taking performing artists.