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Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre

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THE OBJECT LESSON created and performed by Geoff Sobelle and directed by David Neumann, opened last night, September 9, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Performances continue through October 4, 2015. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!

Actor-illusionist-inventor Sobelle ("all wear bowlers" and "Elephant Room") returns to the Douglas and transforms the space into an epic storage facility of gargantuan proportion. Boxes are stacked to the ceiling and audiences are free to roam and poke through the clutter in this immersive theatrical installation that unpacks our relationship to everyday objects.

Designer Steven Dufala uses some 3,000 boxes for the installation and for audience seating. Hilarious and heartbreaking, THE OBJECT LESSON is a meditation on the stuff we cling to and the stuff we leave behind.

Photo Credit: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
CTG Associate Artistic Director Kelley Kirkpatrick, Creator/Performer Geoff Sobelle, Producer Jecca Barry and CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
CTG Associate Artistic Director Kelley Kirkpatrick, Creator/Performer Geoff Sobelle and CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
CTG Associate Artistic Director Kelley Kirkpatrick, Creator/Performer Geoff Sobelle and CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Creator/Performer Geoff Sobelle and parents Liz Sobelle and Dick Sobelle

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Creator/Performer Geoff Sobelle with his parents Liz Sobelle and Dick Sobelle

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
CTG Producing Director Douglas C. Baker and Creator/Performer Geoff Sobelle

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Creator/Performer Geoff Sobelle and CTG Costume Director Candice Cain

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
CTG staff member Mandi Or and current Taper Stage Manager Michelle Blair talk with Creator/Performer Geoff Sobelle

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
CTG staff member John Potter experiences the set prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Current Taper Stage Manager Michelle Blair

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

Photo Flash: Geoff Sobelle's THE OBJECT LESSON Marks Opening Night at Kirk Douglas Theatre Image
Audience members on stage prior to the opening night performance of THE OBJECT LESSON.

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