When: August 8–11, 15–18
Where: East Hollywood, to be given out upon purchase of ticket
Price: $38
Tags: #solo, #interactive, #multi-sensory, #ContactAdvisory, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (See below)
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From the team that gave us last year’s The Sideshow comes the first of a four chapter series exploring a rare mental disorder.
Press Release Follows
RE: Immersive Theatre Series Exploring Rare Mental Disorder Coming August 2019 by CoAct Productions
Last year, we indulged in the sensational world of immersive theatre hit, The Sideshow (2018). CoAct Productions now invites participants to step into the shoes of the mentally disturbed in The Severance Theory, a four-part interactive
series exploring a rare and fascinating psychological phenomenon.
Set to premier August 2019, Welcome to Respite will mark the first chapter of this chilling journey. Designed for only a single audience member, this 30-minute encounter offers you a gateway into the past as you reexamine a charming
childhood memory. It is hoped that you might find solace in this moment, as respite is only temporary when you’re at the whim of your own mind.
Over the course of the series, participants will experience a first-person account of living with mental illness and navigate the disorder from its symptomatic beginnings to manifestation. The lines between reality and the subconscious mind become increasingly blurred as you grapple with the demons of your past. Join us this August in exploring the formidable intricacies of the human mind in The Severance Theory: Welcome to Respite.
CREATIVE TEAM
Lyndsie Scoggin
Producer, Creative Director
Lyndsie, founder of CoAct Productions, is a Los Angeles based experiential designer, artist, and producer with a passion for immersive storytelling. Her
experience ranges from experiential design to immersive theater production and event management. Last year she was proud to bring immersive theatre
sensation The Sideshow (2018) to life. Lyndsie is honored to serve as the Creative Producer at Spy Brunch (Safehouse ’77, 2017), and designer at
Famous Escape Games (Mistaken Identity, 2016). She also serves as a member of The League of Experiential and Immersive Artist (LEIA) on the
Outreach committee. She looks forward to inviting participants into the psychologically thrilling world of The Severance Theory series.
Danielle Levesque
Producer, Art Director
Danielle’s passion for Immersive Theater was ignited long before she knew what it was. From an early age she has been inspired by haunted houses and
theme parks for bringing the audience physically into the environment and making them part of the show. She has created a career designing sets for film
and television, but has found that it is missing the live audience to feel, smell, and even taste the environment. Danielle was finally able to bring an
audience that multi-sensory experience with CoAct’s debut production The Sideshow, to much success and personal fulfillment. It is now time to lean into
her original love for darker material and she is very excited to send you deep into The Severance Theory series.
www.daniellelevesque.com
Payden Ackerman
Producer, Playwright/Performer
Payden is a director, acting coach, and playwright. A Southern California native, Payden holds a B.A. in Playwriting from Cal State Fullerton and his plays
have been produced in Orange County, Los Angeles, and Portland. He is also a trained dramaturg, specializing in New Play Dramaturgy and Devised Theater. While obtaining his M.A. in Theatre Studies from Central Washington University, Payden studied various acting methodology before writing his thesis on Fay Simpson’s Lucid Body — an acting method based on the Indian chakra system and Jungian psychology. He enjoys long walks and throwing his boomerang over the Potomac.
Kelley Pierre
Playwright/Performer
Kelley is an LA based actor and playwright. Her serio-comic style and love of psychology based theatre was a driving factor in the creation of Lucid
Dramatic’s Laertes ❤’s Hamlet ❤’s Ophelia- A modern roommate spin on Hamlet that uses the famous character as an example of Covert Narcissistic
Personality Disorder. Kelley has performed all over the country, from touring Shakespeare in NYC with Stages On the Sound to five seasons with The
Virginia City Players in Montana- who produced her original melodrama Murder Before Tea for their 2017 season. Kelley’s most recent performances
include the world premiere of her new play The Same Room as well as Ian Kaye’s 45 Milligrams.
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Contact Level:
Moderate (Familial) — Meaning appropriate touch between a parent and a child
Content Advisories:
Triggering Subject matter, Language
You may not carry belongings (jackets, purses) inside, including your cellphone. No Exceptions. We want you present within the experience. Anybody seen with their phone out will be asked to leave by a staff member. No high heels, sharp objects, masks, or personal belongings are allowed into the show.
Mobility Advisory:
Event venue is NOT handicap accessible.
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