Too Many Hitlers or: The Decoy Decameron

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What’s the right number of Adolf Hitlers?

TOO MANY HITLERS OR: THE DECOY DECAMERON takes us to a bunker in Berlin in the final days of WWII, where a dictator takes shelter… or is it just his decoys? As the bombs fall they sing, fight, and try to decide which of them is actually the Führer. How many Hitlers are too many? For some, one is plenty. Others can’t get enough.

Inspired by absurd icons such as the Marx Brothers and Terry Southern, TOO MANY HITLERS is a dadaist exploration of identity, dressed up as a ludicrous farce.

From the author and star of the solo show ‘Tony Danza’s Letterz 2 2pac: an evening with Tony Danza’, winner of the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival Encore! Producers Award, Steven Benaquist (Dreamworks ‘Fishstick & Honeybear’, NPR’s ‘American Parlor Songbook, The Meltdown w/ Jonah & Kumail). Rejoined by ‘Letterz 2 2pac’ director Joe Wagner (UCB’s ‘Midnight Show’, HBO’s ‘Brody Stevens: En