A theater. A brothel. A business. In Target Margin’s new work THIS IS REAL, performers enact fantasies of American power while an insurrection rages just outside. As the dust settles, who among us will be left wearing the crown? And what sacrifices must be made? Genet was a thief, drifter, prostitute, who wrote from prison; his work affronted convention and challenged audiences to question their own lives. We admire Genet’s unflinching honesty in confronting power. He does not judge. He is never prim or pious. Above all, Genet is committed to representing the outsiders of our world, the COUNTERCULTURE, MISFITS, LOSERS, and CRIMINALS. These are Genet’s heroes. THIS IS REAL asks audiences to consider what is the beauty and wisdom of the outsider. Aren’t we, all of us, outsiders in our own ways? Nudity. Flag Burning. Drones. This is a patriotic play.