The first Dairy Queen opened in 1940 in Joliet, Illinois and one can only wonder what the owners would think about Inanimate in 2024. Theater Wit explores a story about a young person on a journey with objectum sexual cravings within a small town.
J.G. Smith portrays Erica Grillo with emotional depth and conflicted angst as is required for the role. Grillo lives with her sister Trish and considers dating a local named Kevin Russell. There's only one thing standing in the way of these relationships, a Dairy Queen sign.
Faster than you can say Ace of Base, this sign opens up the eyes of everyone in sight about attraction to inanimate objects. The entire rainbow of a cast creates characters that are likable and relatable even when the material might seem foreign to some.