Written by Felipe Ossa
Performed by Tanya O’Debra

Directed by Sara Wolkowitz
Projection Design by Max Wolkowitz
Photo Credit to Gregg Bellón

We’ve resurrected this show because under COVID the rich have gotten so much richer, while the number of people barely making ends meet has hit absurd heights. Well, the tables are about to turn.

Renegade economist Amanda McCloud has been stuck at home, scheming. Ever since her proposal for solving wealth inequality in America—through modern-day concubinage—was rejected by TED, she’s been trying to get her message out. Now she’s made a video promoting her radical vision, rife with awkward sex and some very eligible billionaires.

Could McCloud’s approach to one of our country’s most urgent problems be the answer no one was looking for?

This streaming event is FREE but donations to The Brick are highly encouraged. Donations can be made via PayPal.me/BrickTheater with the note ‘Ultimate Stimulus’.

The Ultimate Stimulus: Now More Than Ever is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Funding has also been made possible by The Puffin Foundation.

“A seminal work of economic thought.” — Felix Salmon, Reuters

“Absurd and hilarious, which, as good satire does, serves to illuminate just how difficult our economic problems are.”  — Heidi Moore, The Guardian

“If the joke’s on us, at least we leave smiling.” — Ed Cohen, Cincinnati Citybeat

For information on the creators of The Ultimate Stimulus, please visit

felipeossa.com / sarawolkowitz.com / tanyaodebra.com