Where the performance and audience are physically present in the same geometric/physical space.
The production updates hamlet for a modern audience focusing on incorporating educational material surrounding the leaving certificate exam questions. This particular interpretation of the text focuses on the portrayals of mental health in the context of both history as of Shakespearean times and in the modern era. Back in Shakespeare’s day, many mental health problems were simply labeled as ‘Madness’, a key theme in Hamlet.
This production of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' was done in an escape room style to encourage audience members to get a feel for the world the characters are living in.
The play is about a man and his wife who have been invited to a dinner party, but over the course of the dinner and the hours that follow after we see a character finding it difficult to accept his place as an aging man in the modern world. The audience are welcomed as guests by the hosts and are welcome at different points to sit at the dinner table and interact with the characters of the production as it progresses. The audience are brought on an immersive and historical experience.
Port of Entry is an immersive theatre experience set in an apartment building in Chicago's Albany Park. The performance tells the real-life stories of immigrants and refugees from all around the world, living under one roof. The performance takes place in a 3-story, 12,000 square foot apartment building that was built specifically for Port of Entry in a 1929 warehouse. Port of Entry welcomes in 28 audience members per performance and takes them on a journey though the building. It is performed by the Albany Park Theatre Project's youth ensemble.
Is it a performance, a theatrical production or a real truth commission? The terms don't matter. Come and see for yourself.
The artworks featured in the performance – together with the pieces brought from the Hungarian National Gallery for this occasion – span nearly 4000 years: visitors will explore almost every collection unit of the museum during their journey.
Directed by Louise Lowe, The Dead by James Joyce is reimagined in an immersive way for all audiences.
Third Rail Projects brought their unique blend of immersive performance to LCT3 and invited audiences into the unseen corners of the Claire Tow Theater to explore the world on the other side of the proscenium.
Tommaso is a young man in an obvious state of confusion who is forced to perform tests. These tests are ordered by Socrates, a female voice that haunts him. Important secrets about Thomas and Socrates are revealed during the performance. There is a deep bond between the two: Socrates is for Thomas the ultimate vertex of his ‘triangle’.
She's dead. Get on with it"... These are the words used to introduce Norma, the new immersive show imagined by the Big Drama company. Scheduled to run over several dates, from December 5, 2023 (and extended until the end of April), audiences are invited to plunge into the heart of this production in a still-secret emblematic location in the capital. Norma unveils a story where fiction and reality intertwine, where each spectator becomes an actor in his or her own emotional journey.
