DC: Museum 2040
An immersive theatrical experience set in a museum in the future
When: March 6–29
Where: Dance Loft on 14, 4618 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20011
Price: $16.50–20; 13+
Tags: #immersivetheatre, #sitespecific, #interactive, #ContactAdvisory, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
4615 Theatre concludes its third season with the world premiere of Renee Calarco’s MUSEUM 2040 (March 6–29) , a form-shattering, multi-faceted event that paints a provocative vision of an American future through the reflective lens of a new museum in Washington, DC.
Twenty years from now, America is picking up the pieces from a mysterious and shocking event. A museum is under construction to help the nation remember, understand and move forward. The institution, dubbed The National Museum of American Reconciliation, has assembled a group of scholars, politicians and survivors to hold a dedication ceremony. Audience members will be treated as invited guests in the year 2040, and will be seamlessly integrated into the evening’s proceedings, with actors amongst them playing fellow guests, security, curators and keynote speakers. After freely roaming an interactive exhibit of artifacts, guests will attend a ceremony and panel discussion, where a turn of events sends the museum’s plans off the rails. The fallout is an arresting meditation on who we will become when the dust settles, and on how we choose to tell our country’s story.
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Contact Level: None to Light (Business/Acquaintance), optional.
Content Advisories: Use of strong language, as well as themes/discussions of violence and trauma. Audience members will be approached and spoken to, invited to ask questions, and will have to go through “security” at the start of the museum.
This performance is not wheelchair accessible; there is a flight of stairs leading into the space. A separate entrance with six steps is also available by advanced arrangement.