“Breaking In” is a new sitcom that will be playing on the internet this Spring and Summer. Last night, at the beautiful Off-Broadway Theatre, New World Stages, there was a screening of the pilot episode of this hilarious new show.

“Breaking In” is a theatre geek/ struggling artist’s dream sitcom. The show parodies all that is demeaning, depressing and silly about the off-off-off-off Broadway theatre scene, from the actors’ and producers’ perspectives. A “Waiting fo Guffman” set with twenty somethings in Manhattan, the pilot was about the opening night of a brand new Native American-themed muscial. A lead actor’s nose gets broken when he is making out backstage with one of the producers, the audience yawns and text messages during the show, a young actress gets hit on by her sleazy co-star moments before her entrance.

The writer, Joe Drymala, has a dry, hip, distinctly Manhattan sense of humor. His characters are quirky and the relationships are dead-on. The show is simply fun to watch– all the actors have excellent comedic timing and fanatastic character work. Director Ryan Davis has captured something special in thie brief, 20 minute pilot, and I, for one, will be tuning in for episode 2.

Episodes airing online, so keep checking in to see the newest “Breaking In”.