When: August 17, 26, 30, 31.
Where: North Hollywood Arts District; meeting place disclosed to ticket holders before eventPrice: $75
Tags: #comedy, #party, #games, #interactive, #21+, #Contactadvisory, #Contentadvisory, #Mobilityadvisory, #NoProLoves
Will is trapped in his dreams, and his best friend Connie has recruited you to pull him out of it. But will you want to leave the Bar of Dreams?
An inventive immersive comedy that blends games, improv, and cocktails into some of the most fun you can have in LA.
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Audience members are invited to experience the Bar of Dreams: Los Angeles, an intimate and absurd immersive comedy. After drifting away into the dreams of a peculiar bartender, four participants find themselves at the whim of his unconscious mind. In this two-hour surreal experience, prepare for delicious drinks, intimate one-on-ones, and hilarious shenanigans — all with a dose of childhood nostalgia!
WARNING
The Bar of Dream Elixir is highly addictive. Side effects may include drowsiness, temporary dissociative disorder and delusions, and enhanced cognitive function.
“Dreams are where we bring things together in fresh, often startling ways, drawing on knowledge from the past, the present, the possible. Dreams may help us find new patterns and create combinations that break through well-worn ruts.”
— Robert Stickgold, Harvard Professor of Psychiatry
“Don’t let your dreams be dreams.” — Shia LaBeouf
BIOS:
Jonathan Pedigo and Alex Leff are co-creators and co-stars of Bar of Dreams.
Jonathan Pedigo (Co-Creator) is an experience designer and software engineer. Before discovering immersive theater, Jonathan dropped out of college to open a hot dog stand. He built an alternate reality game to advertise the stand and it caught the attention of Nickelodeon who offered him a job. His second parody alternate reality game caught the attention of Lionsgate who threatened to sue him for making fun of the Hunger Games.
Alex Leff (Co-Creator) is a comedian, filmmaker, and now… immersive creator? Alex’s experience blends his improvisational studies from Uprights Citizens Brigade and Impro Theatre with immersive performance studies with Interactive Playlab and Third Rails Projects. Alex worked on the production of CoAct Productions’ The Sideshow played the shenanigans-loving “Mike” with Shinbone Productions’ Welcome Back, Woodchucks.
Lyndsie Scoggin (Consultant) is a Los Angeles based experiential designer and producer with a passion for immersive storytelling. Her experience ranges from escape room design and consultation to immersive theater production and project management. She is the founder of immersive design company CoAct Productions (The Sideshow, 2018), serves as the Creative Producer at Spy Brunch (Safehouse ’77, 2017), and designer at Famous Escape Games (Mistaken Identity, 2016). www.lyndsiescoggin.com
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Contact Level: Incidental to Light (Business/Acquaintance)
Content Advisories: Bar of Dreams is an interactive show, actors will speak to guests and guests will be expected to speak back. Bar of Dreams is 21+
Mobility Advisory: Guests should expect to stand up, sit down, and move around for extended periods of time.
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