#immersivetheater

[deliriumdog]

Oh hi! It's been a minute. Or five-plus years, but who's counting? After being away from the McKittrick for about the same 5+ years, I've been to #sleepnomore a few "last" times over the course of this Very Long Goodbye phase we are in.

Some people have asked me about this "missing" podcast in which I interview Careena Melia (OG Hecate) and three OG superfans. Well, the fine folks at ScareHouse saw fit to re-post this flashback episode after I mentioned your clamoring.

So travel back in time with me, if you will, to the Summer of 2012...

Enjoy!

[limoncito23-blog]

What an amazing performance by the Immersive Theater Ensemble last night! Bravo! 🙌🏼👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼 • “Golem: Storms of the South” written/directed by @labadabbado and produced by @vonschmals transported visitors into an immersive 19th-century New York marketplace where Jewish immigrants are busy selling their wares on the last day of Hanukkah. We shared incredible real-life stories of how they escaped the “Storms of the South:” ten years of persecution in Western Russia. Upon reaching America, they discovered freedom but brought with them something they could never have imagined. The Golem. • I was very nervous that I wasn’t going to deliver an authentic Russian Jewish Rabbi. I wanted to honor the role and the respect the Judaic religion. I was humbled when I was told by someone from Israel if I was Russian and also Israeli!?! Those words make it all worth while. Spending hours working on the accent, the dialect, learning Yiddish and mannerisms. Along with extensive dialogue. Oy Vey! Thank you! Means a lot! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 • #themitchlemos #immersivetheaterensemble #actor #thespian #singer #dancer #immersivetheater #experience #rabbi #jewish #golem #kaballah #mystic #blessed #grateful #trusttheprocess #godisgood #instagram #instaactor #instatheater #instagood (at Distillery of Modern Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmhQLxfr3u2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fulgararchitects]

The 010 Building serves as a vibrant nucleus for Fukuoka's nightlife and entertainment scene, featuring a multi-functional immersive theater with a bar, a chef's creative restaurant opening to the riverside terrace, a boutique restaurant boasting a panoramic view on the top floor, a VIP lounge, and a roof terrace. Experience the fusion of cutting-edge design, culinary excellence, and unparalleled ambiance in this unique urban oasis. #HakataWard #DiningAndEntertainment #ImmersiveTheater #ArchitecturalMarvel #KyushuRegion #architecture #japan #architecturephotography #japantrip #architecturephoto #architecture_best #architecturehunter #architecturelove #architecturepicture #asia #japon #building #modernarchitect #youngarchitect — view on Instagram https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/343934499_1356531531575448_8766774836407372950_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=86_ouPuDUdYAX9Xm4V9&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfBN0hVDdaqXyes3MxxlB57vLv1t8a6W7fDmFP0PqpuYPA&oe=6450FA25

[ianfulgar]

The 010 Building serves as a vibrant nucleus for Fukuoka's nightlife and entertainment scene, featuring a multi-functional immersive theater with a bar, a chef's creative restaurant opening to the riverside terrace, a boutique restaurant boasting a panoramic view on the top floor, a VIP lounge, and a roof terrace. Experience the fusion of cutting-edge design, culinary excellence, and unparalleled ambiance in this unique urban oasis. #HakataWard #DiningAndEntertainment #ImmersiveTheater #ArchitecturalMarvel #KyushuRegion #architecture #japan #architecturephotography #japantrip #architecturephoto #architecture_best #architecturehunter #architecturelove #architecturepicture #asia #japon #building #modernarchitect #youngarchitect — view on Instagram https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/342897290_752785699839217_1965381986593179295_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=M7vIpwKbsKYAX_-JTwf&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfAo1ejl0SSUYCRX9_HMqMC02T0AqyfOmsuDS06DwFLZ8w&oe=644E8BC7

[rottenwoodandwiltedsunflowers]

IT IS TIME. 

Tickets available now. See you on 10/30.

[chadchronicles]

Immersive.World on PBS

Check out this new 10-episode series on immersive theater on PBS. Not sure if this is online only or available on your TV too. Lots of familiar faces and shows. Link has a “preview/trailer” video as well as Episode 1. ENJOY!

[casperolivervo]

Day 2 of the 10-day Performer/Artist Challenge. Every day, select an image from a day in the life of a Performer/Artist - a photo from a day you felt fierce or a memorable moment you've had during a performance/show, and post it without a single explanation, then nominate somebody to take the challenge. That’s 10 days, 10 Performance photos, 10 nominations and 0 explanations. Be active, be positive, be passionate... Raise Awareness of the Arts! Nominating @pinkhairedfox! • • • #acting #actinglife #lovemyjob #lovingyourjob #bestjobever #actorsofinstagram #actingcommunity #murdermysteryparty #murdermysteryactor #murdermystery #floridaactors #transgender #transman #hehim #actorslife #mmc #dyingforaliving #theater #immersiontheatre #immersivetheater #transentertainer #lgbtactor #instagay #gaystagram #lovinglife #1920sgangster #1920s #roaring20s #lgbtactor #transentertainer #transartist #bisexualactor https://www.instagram.com/p/B5DnNUFn7Sk/?igshid=16zs9meam8lbd

[witnessimmersive]

NOIRTOWN, the newest experience from immersive theater company WITNESS, opens August 9th as part of the Ken Davenport-produced Rave Theater Festival for five performances only.

A fully immersive promenade-style experience, NOIRTOWN plunges audiences into the shadowy and seductive world of film noir, where private eyes and femme fatales mingle in the dark corners of the city by night. Three radically different detectives take three radically different cases, all of which seem to be linked by the same enigmatic woman. As they each try to get to the bottom of their own mystery, more questions than answers are unearthed... Audiences are invited to follow their own detective instincts, and will be free to roam throughout the space and follow whichever characters and threads they please.

The cast features Nik Duggan, Daniel Harray (Orange is the New Black), Shane Jensen (Sleep No More), Kendall Kemp, Chelsey Ng (Sleep No More), and Stephanie Salgado. NOIRTOWN is written by Michael Bontatibus and directed by Charlotte Murray.

There are only five opportunities to visit NOIRTOWN, and space is limited. Performances are the evenings of 8/9, 8/10, 8/11, 8/17, and 8/24, taking place at The Clemente on 107 Suffolk St. For tickets and more information, visit www.witnessimmersive.com.

[kimieye]

I made a poster ( well...I copied a poster form the 1800’s) #Repost @intramersive with @get_repost ・・・ New Perk on the Indiegogo! A poster signed by cast. Inspiration taken form Spirit Rapping Exposed By Professor Anderson The Wizard Of The North, c.1855, London. Ten years later than our show but just the sort of thing Rene would commission in a fit of misplaced enthusiasm. This perk is $15 on its own and can be bundled with an exclusive pin and/or admission. Check out our indiegogo in our bio! Design by Jasmine Kimieye Graham @kimieye #intramersive #immersive #immersivetheater #theatre #larp #rpg #escaperoom #historicalinterpretation #witchesofistagram #actor #larpersofinstagram #theatre #salem #salemmassachusetts #immersivetheatre @creativecollectivema @creativenorthshore #creativecollective #historicalinterpreter @peabodyessex #1800 #seance #haunting #horror #historical @no_proscenium @indiegogo #crowdfunding #daemonologiesmokeandmirrors (at Cotting-Smith Assembly House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2QEJVgg5Ay/?igshid=14qf2s7f6ph1i

[ensotheatre]

Meet Benedick. When it comes to a battle of wits, Benedick is the fastest draw there is. With sarcasm and humor, he uplifts his compatriots,  And is determined to maintain his forever-bachelor status. After all, with a sworn brother to fight alongside, Who needs Beatri--I mean, women. Who needs WOMEN? He's practically unmovable -  Just so long as a particular lady doesn't move him to change his ways... WE OPEN IN SEVEN DAYS! Get tickets at the link in our bio. Tickets for opening weekend are almost gone! We can’t wait to share this adaptation with you! ❤️❤️ #EnsoMuchAdo #HouseParty #ImmersiveTheater #portland #PortlandTheater #Pdxtheater #muchadoaboutnothing #shakespeare #bardedladies #thingstodopdx #funnightout #affordable #supportthearts #livingthedream #beatrice #benedick #josswhedon #enso #mindfulness #mindfulartist #letsdothis #comingsoon https://www.instagram.com/p/B2F8KiNh7Rs/?igshid=1obap8txfakhg

[deliriumdog]

Some views from MASS/RABBLE from Submersive Productions. Opening tonight!

[limoncito23-blog]

Great interview with Lois Reitzes from @wabecitylights and @labadabbado writer/director/creator of “The Golem: Storms of the South.” The Immersive Theater Ensemble will be performing on the last day of Hanukkah, December 22nd at 7pm @distilleryofmodernart • I’ll be playing Rabbi Belazel from Kishiniv, Russia escaping the pogroms of the early 1900’s. Loved learning more about the culture, history and plight of these people. • #themitchlemos #golem #actor #interview #wabe #citylights #immersivetheater #hanukkahsameach #atlevents #holidayevents #eightcrazynights #havanagila #dance (at Distillery of Modern Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmb0CweriGO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[instituteofvisonaryhistory]

Episode Six: A Horse By The Tail In The Night

Two obscure aristocrats are fated to dine together indefinitely over the course of an evening that will not cease. Cursed with abundance, they chew away the hours, their food and drink complemented with the bitter fruits of their recollections; spiced with regret and desire, mellowed with well-worn stories. Any attempt to exhaust the inexhaustible is doomed to fail. But like a finely cured meat there is pleasure to be had in consuming the decay and even more in sharing it with whom you may.

Actualized by Francisco Benavides and Lisi Stoessel with live sound design and music by Glenn Ricci (aka @deliriumdog).

As a set of stories are told and re-told over the course of eight (yes, 8) hours, the audience has a choice: Stay for an hour and experience one course of a larger meal? Stay for a longer stretch as the stories evolve and devolve? Drop in and out over the course of the day? 

All we can say is that those who had committed staying for longer stretches did not regret their experience.

[northsouth89]

#Fashion #Shoes #Yum @dum_dums #Sweets #Glamor #dctheatre #ImmersiveTheater #immersive #Candy https://www.instagram.com/p/BuhnsfEFXOA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16ecz7c46b0l8

[terenceleclere]

🎭 WoW so happy we caught @lajollaplayhouse’s Without Walls fest last week. It’s one of our favorite experiential theater festivals, and holds extra special meaning in our hearts. Though we missed some shows, we’re grateful we got to see amazing works by @misterandmischief, @600highwaymen @blindspotco @craigwalsh_monuments and @corpusdanceprojects ✨🌛Works like these truly bring people closer together, by enriching empathy and connection among groups of strangers soon to be kin having communally shared in experiencing, in a way that no other medium can. I love it. We love it! Cheers to all and to all champions of the experiential arts 🎭 💞 #wowfestsd #lajollaplayhouse #immersive #interactive #experiential #immersivetheater #experientialtheatre ✨ (at ARTS District Liberty Station) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc6rgawJYOv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[happy-skittle]

Kansas Collection - Ch. 5: “The Vow” - Recap & Reflections

8/23/2018

Last Thursday, I was able to attend an immersive experience long-awaited!! Read on for a substantial but hopefully entertaining recap!

We bought our tickets shortly after they were released, but I hadn’t realized that many others going through this experience also have hearts of gold. heh. Red-Patchwork Resistance was already sold out!! :O Since we then decided to make the most of a group of four attending, we all picked a different color-faction. My sister chose Black-Ozma because she had met Phoebe’s secret (dark) side in the first chapter, one friend chose Blue-Revolt because that was expected to be quite action-packed, friend’s girlfriend went with White-Newbies because she was new to the series, and I assessed my choices only to end up with Green-Scarecrow King’s Armed Militia! It was time to switch sides!

To prepare for the evening, I carefully reviewed the secrets and code-phrases that I had been entrusted with by the Patchwork Resistance because while I was convinced that I would appear as an upstanding citizen dressed properly and appropriately in green, I would secretly support the good fight because my heart was in the right place. Green on the outside but juicy and red on the inside. An Ozian watermelon.

Spoilerific Recap:

Once the event began, we found ourselves milling about the courtyard with a myriad of options before us. Those overtly supporting the King were reminded to check in with Jo Files and sign the guest book. While there may have been hidden insight in the guest book or some “correct” conversation with Jo, what I took away from the exchange was only to stay close because a special breakaway interaction would soon happen for a select few. Meanwhile, my sister joined many others getting her money’s worth at the bar and the table of ‘light refreshments’. Other guests took photos with a doll-like and docile Dorothea Gale accompanied by a smiling Special Officer Phil Daring. Phoebe Daring (soon to be Her Royal Highness) could be found flitting about receiving congratulations and giving crazy (Ozma) eyes to her followers to assure them of her continued presence. Jack Pumpkinhead and Tik Tok provided some color to the socializing in their interactions that changed dynamically in response to the varying hues worn by guests. The Lion was her usual shady self and only those who participated in her dealings can speak to them. Rounding out the cast of characters was a drunken Wizard (Mr. Diggs) and several other characters that were not extraneous but never quite made an appearance in my story.

We were finally called to audience with the Scarecrow King, who thanked us for our loyal service and proceeded to wax poetic and philosophical about his impending wedding. He questioned why we had chosen to follow him and received responses ranging from those that followed his cult of personality to those of us who wanted to do the “right and proper thing”. He told us of his past (10,000 ft flyover but suffice it say that the person in front of us presented more and more as a flawed and tragic human being rather than a ruthless dictator gone mad) and how he came to be king though unwillingly at first but now determined to put his loved one’s (loved ones’!!!) safety and security above all else. He asked us to join in a toast and to continue to serve him-that we should take seriously the duty to guard him and those around him as best as we could. (Foreshadowing but I was too busy thinking “Yes, sir! I will do my best to protect yoouu!”) I found myself committed to being a royalist loyalist dedicated to preserving the status quo in the best interest of society. *smug smile*

He ended with a strained but hopeful smile and asked us to rejoin the others. Shortly after, the main event began!

We were ushered into the chapel and seated according to our alignments. As if noticing that something was amiss with our placements, Jack re-seated me in a strange spot right behind the Wizard but farthest away from the center aisle and my green companions. At Phoebe’s request (command), the Wizard grudgingly performed the heraldic duties of announcing the wedding party and Lyman took his place at the pulpit to begin the ceremony. When there continued to be strange whispers and worried glances from several others (Phil: *alarmed and anxious face ON*), I looked behind me in the chapel and noticed the Tin Man (+Axe!) lurking and glowering. I alternated between watching the unfolding nuptials and glaring anxiously at the Tin Man/Nick Chopper, who was like those cats that sneakily creep closer each time you turn around. As he reached peak nearness, I heard loud bangs and “GET DOWN!” I obeyed instantly and ducked down into the pew. The Tin Man extended his hand to me and beckoned that I should follow him. I rushed after him (long legs, that one) and he grasped my hand pulling me towards the mysterious back hallways present in all churches.

He opened a door and rushed in. I followed without thinking. He closed the door and turned around.... I slowly realized whom I was alone with and that we were separated from everyone else. He seemed instantly more menacing and threatening when I became aware of the situation. The Tin Man made sure that I understood cooperation was the only option unless I preferred death. :( We scurried from room to room looking for Dorothy, who I hadn’t realized until then must have disappeared in all the commotion. He explained to me that this was his only objective and that while Phil loved Dorothy, Phil was misguided and mistaken as to Dorothy’s fate as well being fooled by her trance-like state. Throughout revealing himself and his past to me, the Tin Man declared that I was only so much cannon fodder for the Scarecrow and that I was easily replaceable; this was meant to shake my beliefs and was incredibly effective when paired with stories of times long-past when four friends set off on the adventure of their lives to end up now more separated than ever before. When asked if I would choose the same path for myself and make the same choices again, I hesitated but answered truthfully that I didn’t know if I would. The theme of regret weaved in and out of our conversations.

Finally, the Tin Man pointed me to a door and told me to open it. I heard loud proclamations and felt queasy at the thought of what I would find inside. We entered to a room of guests bedecked in black.....and Ozma mid-speech addressing her supporters. *dun dun dun* She made it clear that the Tin Man would have what (who) he wanted after all was said and done. She and her followers left the room, but she made quite clear that the Tin Man was by now an unstable free agent that would serve his limited use and no more.

Alone with me once again, the Tin Man took the opportunity to bring up more sins of the past. I discovered that the Tin Man had once fallen deeply in love only to feel like a beetle crushed under foot when that love was not returned. The Tin Man, now a scorned and desperate man with a penchant for insanity, was out for blood. Counter to my assumption that he searched for Dorothy to spirit her away to safety, he proclaimed that he would find her and kill her for to revenge himself for the wrongdoings she had visited upon him and his broken self. When at last he collected himself, he led me out of the room and pointed me once again towards the chamber where we first exchanged words.

Before leaving me, the Tin Man reminded me once more not to trust anyone. :|

Within the room, I finally rejoined my fellow Greens, where Lyman was preparing us for the ceremony crowning the Queen. Lyman reassured us that this was for the best and that the Scarecrow King wasn’t all that great in hindsight/the big book of prophecies. Wait. What? Wait??!?! The King was dead?!?!?!?!??!?! I was very confused and shaken to realize that the “commotion” earlier had actually resulted in the death of the King. I tried to asked those around me, but I think I came off very strangely because what was meant to be an obvious fact already solidly established was something I was barely beginning to wrap my mind around. Feeling like a house plopped down in a foreign land by a wayward tornado, I accepted that I’d need to jump back in to the narrative quickly or get left behind. =_=; We were asked to pledge our loyalty (again with the loyalty) to Oz itself with the understanding that Phoebe (Ozma tho for reals) was our new and rightful ruler. 

We were made to rehearse and then treated to a very real, striking but horrifying, and commanding Ozma being crowned as the new leader of Oz. When Lyman would relay the traditional oath, Ozma twisted the words and made them her own declaration of immediate and total domination of her new subjects. The King is dead. :( Long live the Queen. :( :(

Lavender Pibt, the one person still grieving the deceased King, gathered us on our way out of the chapel; she promised that we would meet again soon and that we should bend our thoughts towards vengeance for our fallen leader.

Then we were released into the night!

Reflections:

Erm. Even though this was less than a week ago, I will readily admit any mistaken or missing details as my error! Lmk if you have a correction on something that I’ve remembered horribly or remembered not at all!

In hindsight, some major events of the evening were hinted at quite strongly. Either I have been ridiculously way too busy to give it any thought (yes) or I hadn’t quite grasped the story straws in the first four chapters (I did miss Ch. 3 - “The Door”) and had only a dim understanding of the characters and plotlines (also yes)! I was so completely enveloped in this experience that almost everything took me by surprise as it happened. I am still in disbelief that I didn’t realize the Scarecrow King had been assassinated until almost an hour after everyone else was presented clearly with the dramatic scene of his death (I heard there was even straw involved!) In comparison, those under Ozma’s track were treated to her delight at being rid of him and glee that his death occurred after their marriage, which guaranteed her right to rule.

The one-on-one interaction with the Tin Man was one of the more challenging ones I’ve come across. Not only was the actor a huge presence that drew me into the character’s story (actually, I feel like it was closer to not being able to escape the character and his story) but was also fantastic at portraying the character as sensitive and relatable but also hostile and violently defensive when bringing up the past (even if he was the one doing the bringing up). The actor was also so so talented at giving me the opportunity to actually emotionally react and engage (verbally/physically) in a way that made everything feel SO real and like I was an equal driver of the story.

Anywho-IT WAS SO AWESOME-O! If only I had more free time, I would have loved to participate again under a ticket of another color. After the night ended and we were still buzzing with adrenaline and excitement, I did share with others as they shared with me; and I think I now have a firm grasp on some of the other events and revelations that unfolded while I was on my own little adventure. I’m  excited to find out how the story will continue to unfold and whether we will have another calm before the storm or whether going forward it’ll be all storm!

Hope you enjoyed this wall of text recap and come back for more! :D