An Incredible Year Of Immersive Continues (18 Listings)
18 listings including events events in NYC, Chicago, OKC, Los Angeles, London, and At Home.
2024 #22
Now this is more like it, 18 listings in a single week with a newsletter that comes out when its supposed to. Yeah. Stability. What a gift.
This tome out you're going to find a range from the unknown quantities of the Hollywood Fringe to a touring show from the venerable Ontroerend Goed. Then there's this year's listings for Ghost Town Alive and the summer run of the Great Gotham Challenge.
Now if we can just find something borrowed and something blue we can have ourselves that wedding.
The Immersive Creative Community Around The Globe
We wanted to give a shout out to backer Monica Quinn, who is starting up an Orlando Immersive/Interactive creators meetup which will have its first meeting on June 18th.
Monica joins other members of the community, like sustaining backer Tome Wilson who runs the Philadelphia Immersive Experience Society, and Dave Thomas & Christine Woods of Immersive Denver in fostering the immersive creative community around the country.
For those looking to find the others in the UK, point yourselves towards the Immersive Experience Network.
And of course we expect to see all of them when The Next Stage Summit convenes in Pasadena this coming January for the largest gathering of the global immersive creative community yet! Keep up with the details by signing up for The Immersive Experience Institute newsletter.
Hollywood Fringe & More
In this issue you will find: three shows in NYC; Blacksburg, Virginia & Charleston, SC playing host to Ontroerend Goed; plus work in Chicago & OKC; the Hollywood Fringe taking over LA; and more in London, and for you to ship Home.
IN THIS ISSUE
- ON THE SITE & PODCAST
- SPOTLIGHT: NYC
- SPOTLIGHT: BLACKSBURG, VIRGINA
- SPOTLIGHT: CHARLESTON, SC
- SPOTLIGHT: CHICAGO
- SPOTLIGHT: OKLAHOMA CITY
- SPOTLIGHT: LOS ANGELES & SOCAL
- SPOTLIGHT: LONDON
- SPOTLIGHT: AT HOME
ON THE SITE & PODCAST
This Week:
It was a short week with a tight focus, but that still led to three articles.
- First up, the Review Rundown, which had productions from three groups who should definitely be on your radar.
- Then it was my review of the new Marvel Studios/ILM Immersive collaboration What If...? – An Immersive Story for the Apple Vision Pro.
- And we wrapped the week with a double header on the pod as we talked with Ian Bowie of ILM Immersive and Dave Bushore of Marvel Studios about What If...? and Jacob Zorehkey & Ashley Busenlener of LAST CALL THEATRE about REFORGED, which is coming to the Hollywood Fringe.
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SPOTLIGHT: NYC
Tribeca Festival's 2024 Immersive program offers a collection of visual and sonic artworks, curated for the unique architecture of Mercer Labs Museum of Art & Technology – an experimental institution transforming the museum experience.
Through experimental exhibition spaces, unique listening encounters, volumetric installations, floor-to-ceiling LED exhibition spaces, and infinity exhibits, the relationship between art and technology is redefined. Led by artist and founder Roy Nachum, Mercer Labs drives a movement where technology is the canvas for collaboration, and diversity and community is celebrated.
festival; All Ages, Manhattan, $52, June 6 - 17
PARTY KILLER is an Immersive whodunnit comedy adventure.
Coming from its one-year run at Future Proof Building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, also formally known as “The Art of Killin it,” this mystery focuses on a documentary viewing party gone wrong. This allows you to explore the Asylum to look for clues, talk with the characters to gain information, and laugh while doing it! For our previous fans, this story has new twists and turns, characters, and endings. Come see us for the first time or join us for another Killer night.
mystery; 21+, Manhattan, Free-$50, June 12 - 15
Great Gotham Challenge: Terminal Time Trial Summer Series
Crack codes, solve riddles, and unlock hidden secrets scattered throughout the city's vibrant landscape.
Immerse yourself in the captivating blend of live theater and embedded technology.
Gather your team, sharpen your minds, and get ready for an adventure you'll never forget!
puzzle; 13+, Manhattan, $100, June 29 - Aug 24
SPOTLIGHT: BLACKSBURG
Belgian theatre company Ontroerend Goed performs Fight Night, a rumination on democracy and elections that gives the audience the power to vote for fictitious candidates in real time.
One of the group’s most popular shows, Fight Night is re-imagined 10 years after its premiere, recognizing the world’s increased distrust of social systems. Five contenders go through five rounds of voting. Only one will survive. In Fight Night, the world will remain outside. No political statements, only a sharp, witty, completely entertaining analysis of how democracy works. Make your vote count.
Created in 2013, Fight Night has toured the world, playing from Australia and Belgium to Canada, from Hong Kong to Switzerland. Remakes were made in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkey, whilst a French version was touring Europe. It remains one of the most popular shows in Ontroerend Goed’s repertoire.
interactive, performance art; 16+, $30, Sep. 17 & 18
SPOTLIGHT: CHARLESTON
Belgian theatre company Ontroerend Goed performs Fight Night, a rumination on democracy and elections that gives the audience the power to vote for fictitious candidates in real time.
One of the group’s most popular shows, Fight Night is re-imagined 10 years after its premiere, recognizing the world’s increased distrust of social systems. Five contenders go through five rounds of voting. Only one will survive. In Fight Night, the world will remain outside. No political statements, only a sharp, witty, completely entertaining analysis of how democracy works. Make your vote count.
interactive, performance art; 16+, $50, Sep. 12 & 13
SPOTLIGHT: CHICAGO
A Girls’ Night Out: Reimagined
This is exactly and nothing like the girls night outs at the club you’ve experienced:
We’ll start with mocktails, connection, and reflection at the Tempest Tavern.
Then we’ll hit the Fury Floor, where you’ll be guided through a multi-sensory experience to access and release anger and embody your power in community with other women.
We’ll end the evening with sharing and snacks in a group decompresh sesh we call the Livid Lounge.
Our Dance Doulas, dressed in twinkle lights, will be with you throughout the experience to support you through any questions, thoughts, or feelings you may be having.
dance, participatory; 18+, $35-105, June 28
SPOTLIGHT: OKLAHOMA CITY
Time Slip: Tomorrow, Now, & Back Again
Factory Obscura, the Oklahoma City-based company known for pushing the boundaries of immersive art experiences, is proud to announce its latest endeavor, "Time Slip: Tomorrow, Now, & Back Again." Set to open on June 8, 2024, "Time Slip" will transport participants on a journey through time, space, and imagination.
Combining handmade details, interactive technology, and awe-inspiring artistry, "Time Slip" invites participants to embark on an immersive adventure unlike any other. From the moment visitors step foot into the 3,000 square foot experience, they will find themselves transported to a realm where past, present, and future converge. Factory Obscura invites participants to traverse the labyrinth of “Time Slip,” encountering classic creatures and discovering new creations.
installation, kid-friendly; All Ages, Free - $32, June 8 - Sep. 30
SPOTLIGHT: LOS ANGELES & SOCAL
Hollywood Fringe
Something’s rotten in the firm of Den Marketing.
After his father’s untimely death, Hamlet returns from grad school pissed off. Not only has his uncle Claudius taken over his father’s company, Den Marketing, he has also married Hamlet’s mother. Hamlet is immediately smitten with Rosalind, a hot new account exec. Just then his phone DINGS with a zoom link from his dead father.
What should Hamlet do? Check his Email or Pursue Rosalind? The audience gets to decide.
With sixteen possible paths featuring all the best Shakespearean scenes and characters, this is a unique experience you don’t want to miss!
interactive; 13+, $15, June 6 - 26
Approximately 900 Feet (Approximately)
By 1969 the most transformative female rock group on the Los Angeles music scene had been born in the basement of a seedy Hollywood boxing gym. They were the most popular band on Music Row but within a few short years they were on the verge of financial ruin without one album having been released. On this hour long immersive walking tour, join Rock and Roll’s most controversial roadie on a mesmerizing journey down Santa Monica Blvd., to visit the historic landmarks, immerse yourself in the backstage stories and tour the crumbling constructions that were stepping stones to one of rocks most meteoric climbs and devastating falls. On this tour of Hollywood’s most momentous and meaningful musical markers, you’re approximately 900 feet from history…. Approximately.
outdoors, walking tour, music; 13+, $25, June 8 - 30
The Complaints Dept. is now open.
We are a multi-versal organization that exists through space and time, using complaints to improve your reality.
Come book a “vent sesh” with The Supervisor or one of our Complaint Resolution Representatives at The Complaints Dept. running all festival long at The Hobgoblin Playhouse @ 6440 Santa Monica Blvd. Unload your trials and tribulations! Complaint filed. Case closed. Or not…
interactive, processional; 13+, $20, June 9 - 27
Are you ready to “TRYY”
What to Expect? Get ready for a revolutionary fusion of fitness and theater that will have you sweating with excitement. “TRYY” transforms the traditional stage into a dynamic workout space, where every attendee becomes a part of the action.
fitness, theatre; 16+, $15, June 9 - 29
A queer, mixed-indigenous teen goes on a mission trip to her family’s ancestral homelands with her suburban church youth group and realizes she’s on the wrong team.
From the creator of “This Was Never Supposed To Be A One Woman Show (A One Woman Show)” (HFF 2023 Encore Producer’s Award Winner, Jaxx Cultural Envoy Nominee and Best Solo Performance Nominee) comes a funny, chaotic, irreverent coming of age story about how childhood, spirituality, nature, sexuality, colonization and intergenerational legacy intersect, and how God has quite the sense of humor.
solo, sensory; 13+, $15, June 10 - 27
Complaint Appointments with the Supervisor
Does your complaint need to be ESCALATED? Here’s your chance to speak with The Supervisor HIMSELF! Book your personalized session now via our tickets tab or message us if you’d like to schedule a custom performance time not listed!
This show is a solo interactive experience (for 1-2 audience members in the same party) unlike anything you’ve EVER seen, at a TOP SECRET location that’s never been used theatrically before!
interactive, one-on-one; 18+, $25, June 10 - 25
Buena Park
Ghost Town Alive!
Ghost Town Alive! returns to Knott's Berry Farm for the summer complete with bandits, cowboys, robberies, judges, a good ol' western hoedown, and much more! Guests can visit the beloved town of Calico and experience an authentic western adventure by becoming a star in this summer's story of the Wild West.
Ghost Town Alive! offers guests a firsthand experience to play an important part in the unfolding story of the wild west, with specific tasks and activities and an essential role as an honorary citizen of Calico.
interactive, immersive, kid-friendly; All Ages, $60, June 14 - Sep. 2
Burbank
Join The Murder Maids and drag queen Cake Moss for our "Drag Race Decimation" murder mystery - do you have the creativity, uniqueness, nerve, and talent to slay the competition and solve this crime???
Each admission ticket includes a free event souvenir, a personalized character profile and clues, event photos from a professional photographer, and chances to win grand prizes as the Best Dressed, the Best Sleuth, and/or a Successful Murderer!
Price is inclusive of all taxes and fees. A portion of profits will be donated to AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP), which provides free and low-cost legal assistance to persons living with HIV/AIDS.
mystery, comedy; 18+, $55, June 22
SPOTLIGHT: LONDON
The Manikins: a work in progress
The Manikins: a work in progress is NOT a work in progress.
It is a ninety-minute performance by two actors for you, its single audience member and protagonist.
It is a labyrinthine conspiracy, a cold war between dream and reality, a constantly transforming psychedelic world that slips like sand between your fingers.
Seize it while you can.
drama, one-on-one, participatory; 16+, £100 - £115, June 4 - July 7
DEATHCELL: MAGENTA is an adrenaline-fuelled origin story, taking you on an immersive journey as you discover where it all began, and witness the unsettling rise of DEATHCELL. Get ready to play through the past and piece together the future.
This 60-minute, live-action scare-fest is a wild and thrilling experience, combining theatrical cinema, time-pressured puzzle solving and impossible decisions. Prepare to unlock the truth behind the torture as you meet Magenta, a twisted-tinkerer of trials where survival is the only option.
Betrayal, deception and unprecedented choices lie ahead... are you ready to push play?
horror; 16+ £36.00, Aug 23 - 31
SPOTLIGHT: AT HOME
Mystery Cafe: a great British baking mystery
You are one of a few hopeful bakers invited to participate in a national competition to devise clever confections.
But each of you has a terrible secret. And several of you are not very good at baking!
In this Mystery Cafe, can you solve a mystery and flex your baking prowess (real or imagined) without revealing your hidden disgrace?
Blending interactive theatre with games and collaborative storytelling, this virtual event is a unique blend of party .
comedy, game; All Ages, Zoom, Free, June 20 & Sep. 19
Let's do this again next week.
-Noah
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