»So athletic« is a two-person collaboration and a night of events and musical performances. It is a show about team participation—the dorkdom, the graphics, the groupings, the coaching, the herd mentality, and expansive mass-market advertisements. The personal goals of the athlete relate to that of the artist in a number of ways: the singular focus and internal needs, the ritual of training vs. going to the studio, the drive to create, personal victories, rallying, pride, gear, and the outward trappings of an active lifestyle—and how advertisements sell it all to a fat guy in a track suit. There is the notion that we all dream about athletic prowess. There is the artistic stereotype vs. the athletic stereotype—the misconception that artists aren’t tough enough for sports, and that jocks have no artistic vision—yet the impetus is the same. Band geeks are up against the clumsiest kids on the team. Violin prodigy vs. sports bar denizen. Every child is taught to be an artist, then discouraged as an adult. Every adult is sold the idea of an athletic lifestyle, as if anybody can run a marathon. My kid could do that. I can do that. I’ll do it tomorrow. Great play.“