I gotta a bingo (sorta)

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"Give it to me, Bucky!" exclaimed a number of people along with myself at the Lowry Theater in downtown St. Paul. We were only 1 number away from a bingo during the interactive show We Gotta Bingo. The prize we were after was a sweater donated by Bill Cosby and the opportunity to sit on the Bingo Champion Throne.
The premise of this show is pretty basic: 2 churches must come together to raise money to renovate the others' church due to one being accidentally torn down. On top of all that they are ethnically diverse- Italian and Irish- and have a shaky relationship with one another. In order to raise money they throw this Bingo shebang dinner in which audience literally is a part. The show includes live music including a polka band that covers OutKast in addition to beer barall polkas. The whole space of the Lowry Theater is decked out to look something like a fraternal hall with pictures and memorabilia from ages past. Even the bathrooms had their special decor. The men's room in particular had a bit of cheeky wall hangings.
Enjoyable show that is more character than plot driven and is a bit PG-13ish. Only in Minnesota could you find a show like We Gotta Bingo.

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