Lucky: The House Always Wins Abby Solomon

Lucky is a one man show following a sneaky Casino owner, teaching the crowd how to get rich and beat the house. The catch? The House always wins. Performer and playwright Ron Pearson is a magician, writer, and actor who tells a story, a rather intriguing and interactive one, that goes beyond the casino and gambling. What begins as a lesson in how to beat the house slowly becomes a reflection on specific systems within society, a message that truly resonated with me. Pearson uses the casino setup to poke at how society is actually run. He repeatedly mentions the phrase The House Always Wins, comparing simple casino and street gambling games to the real world with mentions of real time events that truly forces you to pause and reflect. The house makes you comfortable and acts like it wants you to win, but at the end of the day, the system is designed so they always get their cut. Rather than feeling like a heavy lecture on power and control, Pearson keeps things super engaging with smooth magic tricks and fun crowd work. You're laughing and having a great time, but you still walk away looking at the world a little differently, definitely a clever and eye opening comedy that is worth seeing.