A week full of plays and parties and games
It’s time for our weekly wrap-up of news in immersive-land. Bricolage in Pittsburgh (DODO, OjO, STRATA) announced this year’s large scale immersive work for them will be a remounting of the kid-friendly Forest of Everywhere. Our friends at Whisperlodge were spotted in the New York Times. New immersive theatre productions opened in cities like DC and Chicago. And we featured two very different reviews of two very different “parties” on the site this past week — City of Dreams in NYC and Wild Party in LA — and spoke to one of the stalwarts of the LA immersive scene on our podcast.
Plus: IndieCade East is going strong in NYC this weekend and NoPro contributor Kellian Adams Pletcher spoke about her creation, the interactive, immersive Club Drosselmeyer. You can see more of what NoPro was up to at #indiecadeeast18 on our Twitter and Instagram.
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ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
Actor, poet, and entrepreneur Terence Leclere joins host Noah Nelson to talk about how he became an immersive person, and just what he’s up to with his company Metaforyou, which offers immersive and interactive services for hire in the LA area.
Philosophy with a side of business. Plus: Noah totally gives a reading list at the end of the show. What? I know.
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SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES (NEWSWIRE)
Baltimore: BATS!
Gold Coast, Australia: Lost Lending Library
London: Walk Like Natives
Montreal: Playground
NYC: Not From Here; National Stardust; Teknopolis
NYC/Everywhere: OFFLINE
Pittsburgh: The Forest of Everywhere
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Sheboygan, Wisconsin: The Secret Garden
REVIEWS
Both our own, and from around the web!
Let’s Have A Party: LA’s Speakeasy Society Goes ‘Wild’ (Review)That time The Broad Stage threw a party by commissioning a show about a partynoproscenium.comA Surprise Birthday Party for Someone You’ve Never Met in ‘City of Dreams’ (The NoPro Review)Inside the hilarious world of Show:UP!’s interactive dinner partynoproscenium.comReview: 'Cabaret Rising' by TBD Immersive at Dupont Underground - DCMetroTheaterArts"Let your joy be an act of resistance!" proclaims the woman who has seized the stage underneath Dupont Circle. She's…dcmetrotheaterarts.comForget what's normal. Go on a blind date with yourselfHere's a piece of "immersive theatre" the adventurous won't want to miss. The ALONE experience, an underground hit from…www.smh.com.auBWW REVIEW: VISITING HOURS Challenges The Audience to Relinquish Control As They Enter A Surreal…Asking the audience to put their trust in a team of drugged up, delusional and demented doctors and nurses, VISITING…www.broadwayworld.comReview: 'Peepshow' at dog & pony dc - DCMetroTheaterArts"Who here is a feminist?" asked the Ring Announcer (Amelia Hensley). As she signed, wearing a bright red pantsuit and…dcmetrotheaterarts.comTailor-made terror: an hour at Melbourne's latest immersive theatre experienceTaking over secret locations around the city, your enjoyment of the interactive work by Alone will depend on how much…www.theguardian.comImmersive 'Southern Gothic' makes you feel right at homeImagine watching the family drama of "August: Osage County" play out with you seated in the house as the action unfolds…chicago.suntimes.com
STORIES
The problem with immersive theatre: why actors need extra protection from sexual assaultPerformers in the experiential show Sleep No More allege that they were sexually assaulted by patrons, raising concerns…www.theguardian.comHave Your Theatre and Eat It, Too | PlaybillThe next must-have underground NYC experience is here-and it's from The Band's Visit 's Adam Kantor. New York City is…www.playbill.comInside SOUTHERN GOTHIC: A New Kind of Challenge | PerformInkPictured: The SOUTHERN GOTHIC Cast rehearses on the in-progress set, with director David H. Bell looking on. Photo…perform.inkREA Weekly Roundup - February 11, 2018 - Room Escape ArtistWe are in Nashville this weekend visiting every escape room company in the area. That should be 14 games (at 14…roomescapeartist.comMagic Leap Takes on Additional Investment from Media Company Axel SpringerGerman media company Axel Springer today announced that it has taken part in a new round of financing of Magic Leap…www.roadtovr.comPODCAST | The Lucky Ones - Pervasive Theatre from Riptide | The Culture VultureRiptide are recruiting 100 participants to take part in their own, personal Truman Show; a "pervasive performance"…theculturevulture.co.ukMSU theater goes immersive in 'Thus With a Kiss I Die'You may think you've seen "Romeo and Juliet" in all the different forms it has taken-William Shakespeare's stage play…www.lansingstatejournal.comVoices of VR PodcastThe HaptX Glove that was showed at Sundance was one of the most convincing haptics experiences that I've had in VR…voicesofvr.comThe 2018 Room Escape Conference is in Nashville, Tennessee - Room Escape ArtistThe 2018 Room Escape Conference is going to be in Nashville, Tennessee July 27-29. Best yet? Last year's show made a…roomescapeartist.comThe VR Market Matures — 2018 SXSW Programming TrendsEach year, different trends emerge from SXSW programming and act as identifiers for where we’re at and where we’re…www.sxsw.comBuilding a better ‘Mousetrap’Born in the English seaside town of Torquay in 1890, Agatha Christie became one of the best-selling novelists of all…www.orartswatch.orgSTC, Bookworm Gardens partner for immersive The Secret Garden performance in MaySHEBOYGAN - The Sheboygan Theatre Company and Bookworm Gardens are preparing to give a whole new meaning to bringing a…www.sheboyganpress.comDepartment of Theatre takes stab at immersive projectUp close and personal, the MSU Department of Theatre presents "Thus With a Kiss I Die." This is the department's first…statenews.comModern Dating and VR Combine in VR Playhouse's new Series "First Person"It's the 14th February so you know what that means, Valentines Day. Whether you love it or loath it, it's the one day…www.vrfocus.comMagic Leap And Shaq Announce NBA AR App Partnership - VRScoutShare TweetOne of the VR/AR world's very few "unicorns" just announced its first major content partnership with the…vrscout.comThe Tingle Makers, Open for BusinessFor giving somebody the shivers, brushes are tools of choice. A January performance of Whisperlodge begins in a dimly…www.nytimes.comEpisode 88 - Frankenstein L.I.F.E, an ARG to teach scienceWe talked with Bob Beard and Steve Peters about Frankenstein L.I.F.E, an ARG that teaches science through storytelling…www.podomatic.comVoices of VR PodcastTender Claws' Virtual Virtual Reality is a Daydream-exclusive interactive story that won the best VR experience at the…voicesofvr.comWe are so excited to announce this year's large-scale immersive!Forest. Now they need your help fitting into their new surroundings. Come play and make friends with Esther the singing…mailchi.mpWith Cabaret Rising, Immersive Theater Comes to D.C.Darrow Montgomery The year is 2028 and the populist-controlled Republic has driven the tattered remnants of the…www.washingtoncitypaper.com
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