Flea markets, auctions, collectibles can wound up in the most interesting of places.
I was reading a story in my local newspaper, the Philadephia Inquirer, this morning about a theater production that sells objects from its set before each night’s performance.
So, if you attend the Gas & Electric Arts production of Cabinet of Wonders: An Impossible History, and see something you like, you can pay for it and take it home that night. Instant tag sale.
The company asked an antiques and collectibles dealer to fill the set with items found at actual flea markets, including 78 rpm records, ladies gloves, salt and pepper shakers, sofas, chairs, lamps and head vases. The prices start at 50 cents, and each new performance offers new buys.
What an innovative way to extend the performance by allowing your audience to take a piece of the experience home with them.
Those of us who love auctions and flea markets may be willing to go see a play just to shop. Agree?
