A circus, a podplay, some car plays, a safehouse, and an escape room
Welcome to February! This week we’ve got four reviews from NoPro contributors including two very different London experiences, five car-centric short plays in Los Angeles, and a time-themed escape room in NYC. Some friends from a spy-themed LA house party also stop by on the podcast. Plus, this past Monday, we held the first ever LEIA public town hall in LA. Thanks again to everybody who came out to Thymele Arts.
There’s so much more to come, so come play with us on the NoPro Slack! Get your Slack invite. Know someone who should get in there? Let them know!
Don’t forget you can always turn to our constantly Now Playing section to see what’s available in your area: LA, NYC, the Midwest, and more.
And now, our weekly wrap-up…
ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
Creator Nick Rheinwald-Jones & Creative Producer Lyndsie Scoggin of Safehouse ’77 invite Noah to the safehouse for a chat about how the show came to be… and how it is returning to LA.
That plus: a bit about this week’s LEIA Town Hall in LA, and a shoutout to our friends at the A.R.T. Artist Real Talk podcast, who are kicking off their second season with a bang!
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SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES (NEWSWIRE)
Austin, TX: Break Them; Deep Dive x Meow Wolf Experience (SXSW)
Amherst, MA: Dream Play
Denver: Solace
London: Aces & Operatives; Blade Runner
NYC: Dutchman; Flux City 6: Fort City / Immigrant Ball; The Bloody Deed of 1857; A Lost Future: Matti Braun; A Lost Future: Shezad Dawood
Singapore: Secret Theatre Project
San Francisco: Oh My Sweet Land
Sydney: Visiting Hours
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Vancouver: Down in the Uncanny Valley
REVIEWS
Both our own, and from around the web!
‘Becoming Shades’ Reveals Only a Pale Shadow of Immersion (Review)Chivaree Circus’ dark circus fails to live up to its immersive potential The Vault Festival is back in London, which…noproscenium.comGetting Lost and Found with ‘A Hollow Body’ (Review)A surprising podplay for two people set in the City of London I find myself staring into a sea of strangers, peering…noproscenium.comA View from The Backseat: ‘The Car Plays‘ (The NoPro Review)LA’s Moving Arts’ creates an embodied experience well worth the price of admissionnoproscenium.comRunning Out of Time With ‘The Clock Tower’ (A NoPro Escape)Can we escape the time loop and find our way back home?noproscenium.comLooking within with “Attempts: Singapore” | ArtsEquatorSpoiler Alert: If you’re planning to experience the mystery and suspense of Attempts: Singapore, read only after you’ve…artsequator.comReview: NeverLand (The Vaults)The Guild of Misrule and Theatre Deli return with a new immersive musical inspired by JM Barrie’s timeless tale — 29…www.whatsonstage.comReview: Becoming Shades (The Vaults)Click for fullscreen The Underworld has come to Waterloo station, in a spectral treat of a production from Chivaree…www.whatsonstage.com'The Grift' reviewBecome a con artist in this fun but undercooked immersive theatre show Ever wanted to try your hand as a con artist…www.timeout.comEscape Room In A Box: The Werewolf Experiment - The Mattel Edition - Room Escape ArtistThis is the third edition of this game to arrive in the mail. We wrote about the first one in February 2016. It was a…roomescapeartist.com
STORIES
Inside SOUTHERN GOTHIC: Crafting an Immersive Experience | PerformInkPictured: SOUTHERN GOTHIC scripts. To the track the action of each character onstage, there are actually 8 different…perform.inkInside SOUTHERN GOTHIC: Designing for a Hyper-Realistic Space | PerformInkI don’t think anyone really knows how many things are in a house until you move. Not only are there the things that you…perform.ink13 Tips for Opening an Escape Room — Room Escape ArtistI’m wanting to open an escape room and am looking to learn everything I can! This is an actual email we received in…roomescapeartist.comElton John Announces Final Tour With VR VideoLegendary singer/songwriter/costume-enthusiast, Sir Elton John has announced that he will retire from touring after one…vrscout.com“Saw” Escape Experience now open in Las Vegas, where guests face traps, puzzles, and Jigsaw |…You can take Escape the Room experiences to terrifying new heights at the Official Saw Escape, which is now open in Las…www.insidethemagic.netREVERIES: An Immersive Theatrical Experience to Play The TankThe Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will present Reveries: An Immersive Theatrical Experience…www.broadwayworld.comOculus Hiring Spree Suggests Facebook is Accelerating VR/AR PlansStarting toward the end of 2017, the number of listed job openings at Oculus has nearly tripled, with the current…www.roadtovr.comCityLights Buys Darren Aronofsky’s VR Series ‘Spheres’ for $1.4M — VRScoutShare TweetThis is a huge deal. Sundance has just seen its first massive VR film deal. VR financing and distribution…vrscout.comTom Salamon on The Grift: “We’re all con men to some degree”From The Sting to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to Hustle, the art of the con has always intrigued and entranced audiences…theatre.londonBuilding a Monster in Two Months: On Frankenstein AI: a monster made by many’s Race to Sundance |…The lobby is packed. Within minutes of opening, a line has formed for Frankenstein AI: a monster made by many, and…filmmakermagazine.comLive the Jazz AgeBy Bliss Bowen Immersive theater upends expectations by moving audiences around with the actors in unconventional…argonautnews.comREA Weekly Roundup — January 28, 2018 — Room Escape ArtistThis weekend we enjoyed a marathon day of escape rooms along the Jersey shore. Announcements We already have a great…roomescapeartist.comAfter Copying Snapchat, Facebook is Preparing a New Wave of AR Camera LensesThe Facebook/Snap wars are heating up once again. This time, however, it’s Facebook creating technology that Snap may…vrscout.comInteractive PlayLabWhen you work in an extremely niche field like we do, it can often feel like you are on your own. You become aware of…interactiveplaylab.comStep Inside the Unabomber Investigation in New Interactive VR ExperienceIf you were alive in the ’90s, chances are you’ve heard about Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, the American domestic…www.roadtovr.comHow Meow Wolf’s immersive, psychedelic art resists our urge to Instagram everythingMy brother and I weren’t sure what we were in line for. It was a Sunday morning in mid-October and we stood outside a…www.curbed.comVoices of VR PodcastSundance New Frontier had a solid line-up of VR experiences this year with a number of immersive storytelling…voicesofvr.comHow Oculus Plans To Fund And Inspire Great VR Content This YearAs we enter the third year of the consumer virtual reality era, it’s more important than ever to offer non-gamers…www.fastcompany.comHow To Gain Admission to the Escape Room Owners Facebook Group — Room Escape ArtistSome escape room owners are a little peeved that the administrators of the Escape Room Owners Facebook group haven’t…roomescapeartist.comSundance Film Festival and The Rise of Indie VRFloating in the cold void of space, I look down at my disembodied self. All that’s left is my hands, which have become…www.rollingstone.comKirsty Harris: Designing The DrovesKirsty Harris is an artist and designer who has worked with the likes of Punch Drunk, Shunt, Kneehigh, Southbank Centre…coneyhq.orgInside an Immersive Theater Project Confronting Sex Trafficking in SuburbiaPhotos courtesy Suburban Horror House. In March 2017, metro Atlanta-area police arrested a 33-year-old man known as…broadly.vice.comVirtual Reality Finally Sold Big at Sundance: Here's What It Means for the Future of the…In a year of slow sales for traditional movies, VR came out on top. So what happens now? While everyone was busy…www.indiewire.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.comBleeding Edge - Iñárritu's 'Lumiére Moment'BY STEVE CHAGOLLAN Alejandro González Iñárritu directs on the motion capture stage. (Photo: Chachi Ramirez) When…www.dga.org
THE BIZ
The Mordant Family VR CommissionSupporting Australian visual artists to create bold new works using VR technology.www.acmi.net.auGovernors IslandTo propose a public program on Governors Island, please click “Submit a Proposal” below and take a few minutes to…govisland.comWork With UsPunchdrunk works with both experienced and emerging design artists who are excited by the variety and specialisms of…www.punchdrunk.com
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