It’s the first EITW of 2018! Happy new year!
Welcome to the new year, everyone! New shows and things are trickling in and LEIA announced its first town hall in LA. Things are really starting to heat up around here!
(No new podcast episode this week, but we’ll be back next week. Promise.)
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SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES (NEWSWIRE)
Austin: Speak No More
Houston: Night Market II: Ripple’s Day Eve
LA: The Car Plays
NYC: At Home with the Humorless Bastard; The Hidden Ones
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Portland, Oregon: The Mousetrap
REVIEWS
STORIES
How 'Lust Experience' Shreds Line Between Truth, FictionThe Queen whispered in my ear, questioning my motive to save Stephanie. Was this for "love or glory?" Is the mind-maze…www.hollywoodintoto.comThe Rock for president, a Neverland musical and all-female circus: London's Vault festivalA warren of tunnels lies underneath Waterloo station. Chamber after chamber of brick and concrete, corrugated metal and…www.theguardian.comAn Antidote to Digital Dehumanization? Live TheaterAnd so a new nexus of hidden interests has arisen in its place: merchants of attention - Google, Facebook, Twitter…nyti.msWhy 2018 Will Be The Year Of VR 2.0In the two years since consumer virtual reality hardware first hit store shelves, it has struggled to catch on. There…www.fastcompany.com2017 Golden Lock-In Awards - Room Escape ArtistWe played and reviewed 258 room escapes in 2017. Our escape rate was 96.12%. That's 10 losses, including one game that…roomescapeartist.comEpisode 70 - Box of Dread, The Pyramid, Night Shift, Komnata, Blood Alley, and The Lust Experience…Episode 70 - Box of Dread, The Pyramid, Night Shift, Komnata, Blood Alley, and The Lust Experience: Anointment In this…www.myhauntlife.comNew Technology We're Actually Excited About for 2018Yes, 2017's biggest tech story was probably about the ways in which social media forced us to rehash old culture…gizmodo.comHow Are People Making Money In VR... Or When Will They?There is a debate around VR's status as transformative medium or gimmick. Stakeholders use revenue and audience figures…www.forbes.comIn Conversation with Jim Fishwick - MuseumNextMuseumNext Australia brings an international line up of museum thinkers, makers and innovators to Brisbane on March 19…www.museumnext.comDeveloping a Sense of DirectionMay Adrales began pursuing a career as a director when she was fired from a political think tank.www.americantheatre.orgThom Sesma and Sally Ann Triplett to Join Off-Broadway's Immersive Sweeney Todd | PlaybillThom Sesma and Sally Ann Triplett to Join Off-Broadway's Immersive Off-Broadway News Sweeney Todd The actors will…www.playbill.comPop Up Theater, Inc. Presents Immersive Production of PIZZA MANPOP UP THEATER, INC. is thrilled to present the second play in their 2017-2018 season, PIZZA MAN, written by Darlene…www.broadwayworld.comShow Stopover: Icelandair's Live In-Flight Theater Performance | APEX MediaIcelandair is celebrating its 80th anniversary with the introduction of an innovative campaign. Passengers flying…apex.aeroSpielberg's Ready Player One - in 2045, virtual reality is everyone's saviourIt's 2045 and Earth has been brought to its knees by catastrophic climate change and a worldwide energy crisis, not to…www.theguardian.comTHE DOUBTFUL GUEST Arrives at Public Arts in NYCFollowing the show's development at The Orchard Project in 2017, LubDub Theatre presents The Doubtful Guest, an…www.broadwayworld.com
The Situated Self: Immersive Theatre’s Gift | Immersology
Some mistake it for ‘Night of the Living Dead,’ but this James Joyce show has become a New York institution | Marketwatch
THE BIZ
NYC: Site-Specific Dance WorkshopHosted by Jonathan Matthews of This is Not a Theatre Companynoproscenium.comLA: LEIA Town Hall - No Proscenium: The Guide To Everything ImmersiveWhen: January 29, 8pm Where: Thymele Arts, 5481 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029 Price: Free Tags:…noproscenium.com
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