ArtsEmerson: ‘Fight Night’

The show begins with five candidates on stage. At the end of the show, only one will be victorious.

Through a series of guided prompts and questions, Ontroerend Goed’s Fight Night takes you— the audience—on a journey to choose the best candidate. As each round progresses, the audience learns more information about each candidate that will inform their vote. Random checks, voting signposts, coalitions, campaigns, debates, consultants, exit polls, spin doctors, opinion gauges, list pushers, and referendums will inform your vote. The host will do anything to derail the candidates’ best intentions.. Will the audience choose someone who represents their views? Or will they choose the opposite?

With a mix of humor and sharp political commentary, Fight Nightis full of twists and turns that will have audiences rethinking how – and why – they vote. In the brand-new Fight Night, the world will remain outside: There are no actual political statements made inside this one-of-a-kind show, only a sharp analysis of how democracy works.

Emerson students, faculty, and staff can get one free ticket to any ArtsEmerson presentation on the day of the show, and can purchase up to two $10 tickets in advance to any ArtsEmerson presentation.