Playboy After Hours

March, 1999

Passion PlayTo see what a theater invaded by a Carnival parade is like, check out the De La Guarda troupe's show Villa Villa at the Daryl Roth Theater in New York. At each of the sold-out events, audiences gather on the main floor of a former bank. Above them, performers cast shadows on a translucent paper ceiling. Then the actors rip through the ceiling and all hell breaks loose. Forget about plot—this is about special effects. Water pours out of showerheads. Acrobats bungee jump from the balco...