In Billy’s Unspeakable Acts, Billy the Mime is unquestionably at the top of his art. He has clean, clear mime technique in his definition of character and place, as do the best of professional mimes, but nobody in the world gives us the depth of contemporary social satire that he reaches, the laughs he gets from contemporary depravity. His subject matter, including Thomas Jefferson & Sally, Priest & Altar Boy, Whitney Houston’s Last Bath, World War II, 9/11, a profound History of Art, San Francisco 1979, is stunningly absurd. He finishes with The Clown & The Beautiful Woman (whom he brings out of the audience). It’s the smartest, most brilliant piece of theater in town.
Billy is a technical master, and his wild imagination takes us on unimaginable trips filled with both laughs and profundities.
