That crazy, classic, immersive life
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We are living in a veritable cornucopia of riches, folks. We had an amazingly long North America newsletter this past week, as well as tons of shows trickling in still in LA and NYC. (You can always find the latest and greatest show announcements compiled in our Now Playing section.)
In other news: our friends at Whisperlodge surprised us with a room at 29Rooms in Brooklyn and the fine folks over at RoomEscapeArtist.com just hit their 1000th blog post!
What else is going on? Evermore Park’s opening party is tonight; London’s For King and Country may just be the first immersive theatre experience being ported to a video game (what?); Vince from Meow Wolf spoke at a conference organized by the American Alliance of Museums about the power of immersive experiences; Giant Spoon and MYCOTOO won a Clio award for their work on #SXSWestworld; and a little place called Two Bit Circus is having its grand opening in LA this weekend.
There’s so much immersive stuff going on all over, from escape rooms to VR to theatre and hybrid work. We love it. Don’t you?
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ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
Darren Lynn Bousman, Clint Sears, and Gordon Bijelonic are the terrifying trio behind the all-new Theatre Macabre, which recreates Paris’ infamous 19th Century Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in 21st Century LA, with an immersive twist.
This is, of course, the team that brought us the often controversial Tension and Lust experiences and who made a splash by partnering with the Russo Brothers to bring that universe to Las Vegas.
Theatre Macabre is an all-new stand alone show, and the team is bringing their A game as they look to reinvent how they tell immersive stories. Whatever happens next: we’re bound to be talking about it for months to come.
Show Notes:
The Team Human podcast
Philly Fringe guide to immersive
Two Bit Circus
NOPRO TALKBACK AND MEETUP
No Proscenium will host a talkback with the creators of This is Not a Theatre Company’s site-specific CAFÉ PLAY on September 30, after the 8pm show!
The production now features a few new actors, some rewriting, more interactivity and a three-course dinner. Use code NOPROCAFE for $10 off:
Read the NoPro review of this site-specific production from 2017.
FROM THE WIRE: SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES
Atlantic City, NJ: Escape the Lost Pyramid
Austin: Great Gold Bird, Great Dark Yawn (a wanderplay)
Baltimore: The Institute of Visionary History and the Archives of the Deep Now: Episode One
Chicago: Cursed: An American Tragedy; Les Innocents/The Innocents
Fort Collins, CO: Water: Works
Halifax, NS: Gina is Dead
LA: Señor Plummer’s Final Fiesta; Urban Death Tour of Terror; Drunken Devil’s Bacchanalia; IndieCade; Deadwood Mansion/The Curse of Davy Jones; Forcella Reigns: The Men Who Play Cards (Remount)
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NYC: Sex Status 2.0; The Great Brown Bear; Alien Nation; Advanced School of Wizardry Orientation Cocktail Hour (New Date); shadowplay
Omaha, NE: Walk the Night: Spirits to Enforce
Philadelphia: Fringe Festival Guide to Immersive (Thanks, Kat!)
Portland, OR: The Rise of Houdini
Raleigh, NC: Escape to Freedom
SF: Deadwood Mansion/The Curse of Davy Jones
Stamford, CT: Escape the Lost Pyramid
Tucson, AZ: Sanctuary
West Palm Beach: MOTO
REVIEWS
Our own, from our friends at Room Escape Artist, and from around the web!
This Californian Neo-Western Opens Up A ‘Hole in the Sky’ (The NoPro Review)The lastest site-adaptive piece from LA’s Circle X Theatre Companynoproscenium.comThe Escape Game - Playground [Review] - Room Escape ArtistGame on! Location: Nashville, TN Date Played: July 25, 2018 Team size: 4-12; we recommend 5-7 Duration: 60 minutes…roomescapeartist.com
STORIES
From our Twitter feed, our friends at Room Escape Artist, and the Everything Immersive community
ERban Dictionary: Escape Room Glossary - Room Escape ArtistFor our 1,000th Room Escape Artist post, we present the ERban Dictionary: Escape Room Glossary. We consider this a…roomescapeartist.comLight Bleed, Seams, & Trap Doors [Escape Room Design] - Room Escape ArtistTrap doors are one of the great joys of escape rooms. The more unique, unusual, and unexpected a trap door is, the…roomescapeartist.comLessons on ARGs and Teamwork Through the Lens of DaedalusDaedalus is an artificial intelligence built to solve humanity's greatest problems. And over the next few days, it will…www.argn.comTaking the leap: embracing vulnerability when prototyping immersive storiesIn August I playtested/prototyped my newest project Where There’s Smoke at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in NYC…medium.comVR Thriller Blind Reveals Release DateHorror titles in virtual reality (VR) are terrifying enough when you can see where you are going, VR puzzle-thriller…www.vrfocus.comHow Lucasfilm's Immersive Entertainment Lab Will Reimagine Retail's HorizonsStoking the future of cinema, ILMxLAB - Lucasfilms's immersive entertainment laboratory - is a crucible of cutting-edge…www.forbes.comA quest for Bay Bridge steel, and the secret society of stamp collectors that diverted itI am standing at the corner of Steuart and Market Streets in San Francisco on a sunny Saturday, talking with a gaggle…m.sfgate.comThe Art of Virtual RealityPhoto: Courtesy MassMOCA Once the preserve of game developers, space agencies, and military training facilities…robbreport.comVirtual Reality at the 75th Annual Venice Film Festival - COOL HUNTINGOn a Venetian island named Lazzaretto Vecchio (aka VR Island) the Venice Film Festival's virtual reality division…coolhunting.comSecret Cinema has created a new way to experience film, says founder Fabien RiggallSecret Cinema has turned the experience of watching films into a social event, by transporting viewers into the worlds…www.dezeen.comEscape A Room Filling With Water In Submerged: VR Escape the RoomThe newest virtual reality (VR) title from Blue Entropy Studios has released on Steam and challenges players to escape…www.vrfocus.comWhat Do Consumers Really Want To Do In VR? - ARTILLRY: AR & VR Intelligence"Behind the Numbers" is ARtillry's series that examines strategic takeaways from its original data. Each post drills…artillry.coCan Virtual Reality Save the Movie Theater?GQ's Scott Meslow "went" to a "screening" of Van Wilder via Oculus Venues-and discovered an unlikely throwback to the…www.gq.comWWII live game For King and Country shows games and theatre are only getting closerWorld War II, unsurprisingly, is a massive part of our collective history and imagination. So much media - games…www.rockpapershotgun.com
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