It’s estimated that only one out of every 100,000 elevator rides results in someone getting stuck. And when elevators do get stuck, it’s usually not for very long. You call for help, and help arrives.
But what if you couldn’t call? How long would you last without food? Without water? What would it be like to be stuck in a small box with no other company but your own thoughts?
That was the dilemma faced in 2005 by an undocumented Chinese food deliveryman, who, trapped in a Bronx elevator and all too aware of his immigration status, didn’t dare call for help. He spent 81 hours in that elevator, an unimaginable amount of time—except that someone has imagined it: Byron Au Yong and Aaron Jafferis, creators of the acclaimed Stuck Elevator. Opera Grand Rapids will bring it to the stage on February 20th and 21st…