When a fledgling television studio attempts its first-ever live broadcast, a cascade of miscues, ego clashes, and technical disasters turns a simple program into a full-throttle comic meltdown...broadcast in real time.

Live in 3, 2, 1… is a fast-paced, tightly wound farce that explores what happens when ambition, inexperience, and live television collide. Set inside Studio 3H in 30 Rockefeller Center as the studio attempts a high-stakes live broadcast, the play unleashes a chain reaction of comedic chaos: malfunctioning equipment, mismatched props, misfired cues, romantic entanglements, misplaced scripts, and on-air meltdowns. As the pressure mounts, the cast and crew must scramble to salvage the show—while unintentionally creating the most memorable (and disastrous) program the new medium of television has ever seen.

Built on crisp dialogue, escalating physical comedy, and a sharply drawn ensemble, the play highlights timing, structure, and crowd-pleasing humor. It’s a perfect choice for theatres seeking a high-energy comedy with broad audience appeal and a spectacularly fun rehearsal process.

The centerpiece of this show is the 2nd Act, when the audience can view the live broadcast on monitors or a projection screen while simultaneously watching all the outlandish mayhem and chaos occurring outside the camera frame on stage. 

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