If there's an underlying theme in "Villa Villa," it's about resilience.

"Villa Villa" was another kind of long shot: it features actors swinging from the ceiling while the audience stands through the whole performance.

In this maternal way, Ms. Roth seems proud that she is bringing young people into her productions, particularly the wild "Villa Villa."

"Tarzan" also has a much bigger cast - 34 people in all - than "Villa Villa," meaning more bodies in the air, and backstage.

This mad scene is "Villa Villa," one of the summer's biggest Off Broadway hits.

"It happens a lot," said Daryl Roth, a producer of "Villa Villa" and the owner of the former bank building.

And whether "Villa Villa" is theater or spectacle is open to debate.

"Villa Villa," a performance art show by an Argentine group called De la Guarda, is described by its creators as a celebration of life.

There are no characters in "Villa Villa," and no script in the traditional sense.

But that's just the way the producers of "Villa Villa" want it.