[2] The show was originally performed by the Neo-Futurists, an experimental theater troupe of which creator Greg Allen was a founding member.
[3] As its subtitle states, the show consists of 30 original short plays performed in 60 minutes.
Neo-Futurism as an aesthetic, as well as the format of TML, are both creations of Neo-Futurist Founding Director Greg Allen.
The Neo-Futurism aesthetic is an updating of the early 20th century Italian Futurism movement with hefty doses of Fluxus, Dada, Surrealism, Brecht, Boal, and performance art thrown in.
In November 2016, Allen revoked the Chicago Neo-Futurists' rights to perform Too Much Light in a public announcement.
[6] Allen's revocation of the performance rights did not extend to the New York, San Francisco, and London branches of the Neo-Futurists.
[8] All three ensembles continue to develop and perform their own two-minute plays in a late night show called The Infinite Wrench, which premiered in 2017, while the London ensemble Degenerate Fox performs the similar show The Dirty Thirty.
[9][10] Allen subsequently founded the Detroit-based UnTheatre Company, which currently continues to produce Too Much Light.