Thomas Dank
aka Marvin and Himself from "Every Fish in the Sea," an animated feature filmed in VR based on a poem by Thomas' college friend
Highlight Bits & Quotes
11The Doo Boo Family Bun Empire
Lily reveals her wealth comes from her family's monopoly on fast-food hamburger buns, leading to a bizarre tangent about Dr. Chloe feeding buns to her 'little babies' who are constantly sick.
"The company that makes all the hamburger buns for all of the fast food chains."
"I'll take the buns and I'll feed them to my little babies and they love them."
"Everything simply makes them sick."
"I'm an influencer on Gmail. It's just PDF."
Thomas Dank's VR Poem Project
Thomas Dank introduces his project 'Every Fish in the Sea,' a VR experience based on a poem. He insists it is the opposite of Finding Nemo despite playing a fish named Marvin and having a plot about searching for other fish.
"It's completely shot in VR, but it's also animated."
"It's not Finding Nemo. It's kind of the opposite of Finding Nemo."
"The name of the character from Finding Nemo is not Marvin, it's Marlin."
Dr. Chloe Haverseberg's Traffic Musical
Dr. Chloe Haverseberg discusses her PhD dissertation on traffic flow being adapted into a musical by Aaron Paul featuring the music of Rush. The project involves scheduled traffic jams in specific municipalities.
"My dissertation was on the flow of traffic and how that pertains to the physical movement of a car in traffic."
"If there was a female equivalent of Stonewall, I would have been there."
"I identify as she her. I'm very staunchly a woman."
The Donut-Shaped Mirror Musical Pitch
Lily Doo Boo attempts to explain the geometry of her stage design involving a mirror with a hole in it, leading to a confusing debate about donuts, rectangles, and physics with Dr. Chloe Haverseberg.
"Sounds like the hole is the donut."
"The shape of the mirror is a wall and you put it on a wall."
"You thought we were discussing the actual dimensions of a human-sized donut and not the shape itself."
Violet Bones: From Mark Ruffalo's Girlfriend to Artist
Violet explains her artistic genesis as Mark Ruffalo's girlfriend and her training at a PR firm run by the sisters of the Jacoby & Meyers lawyers, specializing in transitioning from celebrity spouse to individual artist.
"I got started as an artist by becoming Mark Ruffalo's girlfriend."
"The girls of those families started a PR firm together."
"He approached me with an idea which is I need somewhere to hide some money for a while."
Thomas Dank's VR Fish Poem
Thomas Dank pitches his project 'All the Fish in the Sea,' a VR experience where you feel like a fish, based on a poem written by his friend Noah in tech while they were high.
"Of all the fish in the sea, there's only one for me."
"He's in tech. He just is a tech guy and I really loved his poem."
"We were drinking one night and having a little marijuana."
The Cat-Kid Interrogation
Lily Doo Boo holds a finger-gun to Dr. Chloe's head, demanding to know if his 'babies' are cats or human children, resulting in a philosophical standoff about the nature of students.
"Gun to your head. Cat or kid?"
"My babies cannot be killed. Certainly not by mortal weapons."
"That's why they call it show business. Good night."
Violet Bones and the MK Ultra Pageant (Part 2)
Violet Bones pitches a live beauty pageant that takes place inside a Nintendo DS in the audience's mind. The ticketing process involves a TikTok pottery shop, MK Ultra codes, and Society 6 promo codes.
"The TikTok shop is for pottery. So, you have to navigate to a pot that speaks to you."
"That social media tag will then send an electrode to my brain that will allow you to get in for free."
The Struggle of Reluctant Trailblazers
The panel discusses the difficulty of making art with no comps, comparing themselves to Lin-Manuel Miranda and Greta Gerwig while admitting their shows often end only when an audience member calls for a blackout.
"We are reluctant trailblazers."
"We have to wait for the audience to call the lights."
Violet Bones and the MK Ultra Pageant
Violet Bones pitches a live beauty pageant that takes place inside a Nintendo DS in the audience's mind. The ticketing process involves a TikTok pottery shop, MK Ultra codes, and Society 6 promo codes.
"It is a live pageant that takes place inside of a Nintendo DS in your mind."
Accidental Plagiarism and Rush Lyrics
Thomas Dank realizes he has been quoting Violet's show word-for-word, while Dr. Chloe accidentally quotes the band Rush, leading to a breakdown in the group's newfound artistic solidarity.