Finally there's proof that overly green bullshit is contagious!  Brooklyn Based spoke to Justin Schein, a co-director of No Impact Man, who tried to get as close to his subjects as possible,  and found himself partaking in some of the sacrifices.

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By the end of today, we can finally officially add the pre-fix of “former" to our favorite President, George W. Bush. But that doesn’t mean we have to entirely relinquish all Bush-related ridiculing. Thanks to former SNL star Will Ferrell, who once played our 43rd President nearly as well as Tina Fey seamlessly transformed into media target Sarah Palin, you can experience his famed role-playing in person in a limited engagement on Broadway.

The performance, entitled You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush, begins previews today at the Cort Theatre, but will offically open on Feb. 5 and run through Mar. 15. The production, directed by Adam McKay—the man behind Ferrell’s recent endeavors Anchorman and Step Brother—is sure to be a comedic delight wherein you can

Ever stayed on the phone for hours on end with a costumer service rep… in India? Well now you can make a new transcontinental phone buddy while also realizing your dream of becoming an actor in a new play at the German art center, the Goethe-Institut of New York.

Opening in conjuction with this year’s Under the Radar theater festival, the institute presents a unique “intercontinental phone play” entitled Call Cutta In a Box. Within this one-person (that’s you!) play, you can spend nearly an hour talking on the phone with someone in Calcutta, India, who can magically describe the people roaming the halls of the building across the street. You have the power to take the performance in any direction you please—along with your new friend thousands of miles away. This ultra-modern work of experimental theater was created by Rimini Protokoll, a group known for creating the movement, “Reality Trend,” which has become a recent staple within alternative theater for blurring the lines between fiction and reality in such bold forms.

You’ll have the chance to be the star performer in this “production” until February 27th.

Goethe-Institut of New York, 1014 Fifth Ave.; 212-439-8700; times vary $15