The devil (whose name is actually Kry$tal) went down to Pizza Hut. She was looking for a soul to steal (and perhaps a stuffed crust, extra large pepperoni pizza to go?). She was in a line. She was way behind. She was looking for a two-for-one deal.

She came across this here stoner boy who had a bad case of munchies, you see. And he said, “My name is Wolf, and it might be a sin. But I’ll take your bet (and a slice of that pie), ‘cause I’m the best rapper that’s ever been.” (Insert dance number).

So she took his soul and they did some blow and that’s pretty much this entire show … with a little bit of added wacked out video. They hit the road with a travelin’ show, reachin’ all the highs and avoidin’ the lows, going from New York, London to Tokyo with some backup she-devils named Kina, Tina and Gino.

But along the way, things went astray. I dunno, maybe Wolf turned gay? But all of a sudden he wanted more than to be a rat-robot-company-whore, just spittin’ his rhymes, and collectin’ his dimes; and I guess it was just gonna be a matter of time before Big Bad Wolf  reached the end of the line.

Ok. I’ll stop now. But I think I have pretty much captured the essence of Washington Ensemble Theatre’s latest production, “Bed Snake,” conceived by Noah Benezra (who plays the lead character, Wolf) and Hannah Victoria Franklin (who plays Kry$tal).

I would say that this is a sophomoric effort by WET in a year that has been dominated by freshman quality work. The most exciting part by far, however, was the video/lighting design by Amiya Brown and many others.

It was an … interesting … concept: sort of a mix of a Faustian horror film/musical theatre/ MTV dance video/hip hop concert. Once again, it will undoubtedly excite the “under 30” crowds, especially those whose life-long goals is to become reality TV stars, drop some albums, and launch a perfume and clothing line. I’m glad the cast got to self-indulge in this collective dream.

But I come away, once again, wondering why so much talent is so misdirected in projects like this that lack maturity and depth. On the bright side, it was just an hour long, and were I still an undergraduate in college, I might have thought it was “cool”; however, as an adult, — not so much. Grade = C-, yo!

“Bed Snake” plays May 11-28 at Washington Ensemble Theatre. Washingtonensemble.org.