The No Proscenium Podcast

Four core members of Los Angeles' The Speakeasy Society--Genevieve Gearheart, Julianne Just, Matthew Bamberg-Johnson and Chris Porter--join host Noah Nelson to talk about their recent seasonal special show 'The Hollow.'Staged at Golden Road Brewery's own Speakeasy--Chloe's--'The Hollow' is an exploration of the work of Washington Irving centered on his classic 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' that mixes storytelling, dance, and immersive performance within the frame of dinner theatre.We go deep this episode into how the show came together on a tight timeline.Find the Speakeasy Society online: http://speakeasysociety.comSpeakeasy Society Twitter: @TheSpeakeasySocNo Proscenium Twitter: @NoProsceniumSign up for the No Proscenium Newsletter: noproscenium.comBack the No Proscenium Patreon: patreon.com/noproscenium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miranda Wright, founder of Los Angeles Performance Practice and the Live Arts Exchange Festival in LA comes by No Pro HQ to talk with Noah about contemporary performance, producing, and the ways in which the relationship between performers and audience members are changing. Wright--whose credits include not only LAX but The Day Shall Declare It and multiple shows at REDCAT--and her producing partner at LAPP have started a FREE ADVICE series at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles for artists who are looking to produce work. www.losangelesperformancepractice.org (Listen here to the "Episode Zero" of No Pro with Annie Saunders that gets mentioned in the show.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready for a big episode as we sit down to talk about the crown jewels of Spooky Season--Haunts--with filmmaker Jon Schnitzer. His new documentary 'Haunters' is headed towards a release next year and has begun offering behind the scenes looks at the work ahead of release. Also joining us on the podcast is host Noah Nelson's housemate, writer Priscilla Spencer, who shares with Noah and Jon her harrowing experiences at the infamous BLACKOUT.This is a super fun conversation, and it's the perfect way to spend the time between Halloween parties! Just, you know, know that there's some cursing so: NSFW. Check out the film at www.HauntersTheMovie.com where you can get early access as part of a late stage crowdfunding effort. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our man in New York, Zay Amsbury, sits down with Andrew Hoepfner--creator of Houseworld--to talk about the surrealist immersive show.Meanwhile, in LA, Noah has the news and something like a short rant about ethical behavior regarding ticket sales. Because, you know, he gets cranky sometimes.All this plus the usual nonsense.Hi Abel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No Pro travels this week to La Jolla and the bi-annual Without Walls (WoW) Festival of immersive and site-specific performance. There we talk with Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director of both the Festival and the La Jolla Playhouse. This is a can't-miss episode for the theatre makers in the audience.All that plus the usual news and notes from Noah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Noah Nelson sits down with Matt Soson, founder of Crooked Grin (formerly A Working Theatre, a Sliver Lining) a production company working in both immersive theatre and virtual reality for a nice, ambling chat complete with cat visitations.Hey: you don't win Best of LA Awards without a few cat visitations.All that plus some news and notes!This one contains swears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zay Amsbury, our man in New Amsterdam--that's New York City, if you're not into Dutch Colonial American History--come through with a short and sweet one with BBQ Films' Gabriel Rhoads. These purveyors of immersive cinema are gearing up for the BLADE RAVE--an immersive showing of BLADE complete with a recreation of the iconic, bloody vampire rave. That will be going down on October 9th as part of New York's Super Week, presented by New York Comic Con. Find out more at bbqfilms.comFind more on Twitter: @bbqfilms, @zayamsbury, @noproscenium Next week: a brief hiatus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when you make a call for comments for an Open Forum about failure?You get a very meta-episode where no one calls in.So instead: some news and notes from our host Noah Nelson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heidi Duckler, the founder of LA’s site-specific dance company Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre, joins host Noah Nelson to talk about her company’s 30th anniversary season including the upcoming Sophie & Charlie: a dance telenovela that runs for four weeks and culminates with a gala event. All that plus the usual news and notes. NEXT WEEK: Our second Open Forum episode. Listen for details, and send your voice memos to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Roberts--the festival director of Indiecade, the independent festival of games-- knows a thing or two about theatre. He’s been directing and designing it for two decades now. Sam sits down with host Noah Nelson to talk about how game design can—and already does—influence immersive theatre in this thoughtful, philosophical chat.Honestly, we could have gone on for hours.Program note: the first half of the interview had a technical glitch with the mic (short answer: I made a rookie mistake) but the second half is spot on. (And now I know which button I’m looking for!)Find No Proscenium all over the web. Twitter: @noproscenium. Newsletter: noproscenium.com. Medium: medium.com/no-proscenium. Help make the podcast better, pledge to our Patreon: pattern.com/noproscenium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So, time to come clean: last week's episode was "in character." A kind of epilogue to the fantastic Hamlet-Mobile produced at this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival. This episode is a real--no really--interview with the cast and actual creators of Hamlet-Mobile. Producer Monica Miklas and writer-director Lauren Ludwig join the actors-- Heather Ann Gottlieb, Lizzie Prestel, Hunter Seagroves, JB Waterman--and host Noah Nelson to talk about the actual creation of Hamlet-Mobile.We assure you, these are real people.Okay, one of them might be a raccoon in a human suit.All that plus a boatload of news. Seriously. Like, too much news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Long time listeners of the podcast--we've only been around for four months, so not that long--know that there is a special place in our hearts for Hamlet-Mobile, the immersive theatrical installation from this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival that took place in a van.In this very special episode of No Proscenium host Noah Nelson talks with the members of The Moving Shadow-- Lizzie, Heather Ann, James, and Hunter--the troupe of actors who fulfilled the last wishes of theatrical genius Marlon Pine in order to bring the microtheatre masterwork that was... is Hamlet-Mobile into our lives.We apologize in advance for any distress the explicit language in this episode may cause.Listener discretion advised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know what, this is your show, and for all the talk we talk about "audience agency" it is about time that we went ahead and opened up the "phone lines." This is our first, and hopefully not our last, Open Forum episode featuring reviews and comments from the community.We'll be doing another one of these next month, so find out where the Voice Memo app is on your phone or fire up GarageBand and shoot us a memo at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This minisode--recorded in a car and at the Oculus Story Studio's press event for Henry--features some clips from Oculus' Edward Saatchi, producer of the Story Studio, on how his team views their exploration of immersive entertainment. (Oculus, for those who don't keep up with tech stuff, is the company that makes virtual reality headsets and has captured the imagination of the tech world.)Next Week: our first Open Forum send in your reviews/questions/comments to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey gang, just a few quick notes this week before we head up to the SF Bay Area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The heads of No Pro East and West meet up to talk about the ellusive "I" word, what keeps them passionate about this whole "open frame theatre movement" and just what the hell goes on in their heads when they are putting together the newsletter.If you're a producer looking to know what it takes to make the cut: this one is for you. If you're an enthusiast looking to understand some of the intriciies and mysteries of the scene, yeah, we do some of that too.This one was incredibly fun to make.Content Advisory: Noah curses just like he does in real life.Find us on Twitter: @noproscenium, @zayamsbury, @noahjnelsonHelp make the podcast even better (becasue it's getting more expensive to produce!)patreon.com/noproscenium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Juliet Bennett Rylah (LAist) and Abel Horwitz (Urban Death at Zombie Joe's Underground Theater) join host Noah Nelson to talk about Escape Rooms and Haunts in the LA area and what makes a good interactive show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready to dig in. Host Noah Nelson gets into the nuts and bolts of the creative process that drove writer Annie Lesser's Getting To Know You, one of the sleeper surprises at the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival.All that plus a quick update on the world of immersives this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brent Bushnell co-founder and CEO of Two Bit Circus--a motely crew of Entertainment Engineers--joins host Noah Nelson. Bushnell isn't just involved with immersive entertainment professionally, he's also the LA area's number one fan of the work. Listen is as he and Noah dig deep into what's exciting in the world of immersibve and interactive experiences today. Plus the usual news, and more.Two Bit Circus (@twobitcircus)No Proscenium (@noproscenium) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quick episode this week (with a little set-up) as Lauren Ludwig and Monica Miklas, producers of Hamlet-Mobile at the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival join host Noah Nelson to talk about their interactive, immersive, and mobile show. It's like a food truck... for Hamlet.All this plus the usual updates from the immersive world. Follow Hamlet-Mobile on Twitter (@hamletmobile). Catch up with No Proscenium on Twitter (@noproscenium) and send us tips/announcements via email: [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director Mikhael Tara Garver has been doing immersive and interactive theatre work for over a decade and a half now. She coined the term "Open Frame" to talk about the continuum of work that she's developed, and that tends to fall under "immersive" in it's squishy, catch-all usage.No Proscenium New York's Zay Amsbury talks with Garver in Brooklyn about Open Frame as a concept and about Garver's latest directorial effort, Dean Poynor's Together We Are Making A Poem In Honor Of Life. (The play is reccomended for audiences over the age of 16.)On Twitter: follow @ZayAmsbury, @MTGarver, @honoroflifeplay, @NoProscenium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everything is backwards!Recent guest Jennifer Chang (Chalk Rep's Diet of Worms) becomes the host and No Prosceium founder Noah Nelson is the guest as Jennifer seeks the answer to the question: What is No Proscenium? If you've been wondering that youself, this is the episode you won't want to miss. Find No Pro on Twitter: @NoProscenium, at Patreon: patreon.com/noproscenium, and on Medium: medium.com/no-proscenium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second part of our conversation with Chalk Rep's Jennifer Chang: this time we zero in on the company's new work: Diet of Worms.Subscribe to the No Proscenium newsletter at NoProscenium.com! Help make the podcast better via our Patreon campaign at Patreon.com/NoProscenium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennifer Chang, Producing Artistic Director at Chalk Repretory Theatre and director of their upcoming show Diet of Worms joins host Noah Nelson for the first in a series of interviews about the site-responsive company's work, diversity in casting, and a whole lot more.Subscribe to the No Proscenium newsletters at NoProscenium.com and support the podcast at Patreon.com/NoProscenium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second part of our two-parter with Jamie Peterson (At An Appointed Time). Focusing on his creative process when working in interactive theatre. Hosted by Noah Nelson (@noahjnelson). Plus: the latest news from No Proscenium. Keep up with @NoProscenium on Twitter, subscribe to the newsletter at noprosceium.com and support the podcast at patreon.com/noproscenium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this, the first of a two part talk with Jamie Peterson, host Noah Nelson digs into what the creator of last year's At An Appointed Time looks for when he's exploring Los Angeles' immersive scene.That plus the latest news from No Proscenium in this, the second of our podcasts. Keep up with @NoProscenium on Twitter, subscribe to the newsletter at noprosceium.com and support the podcast at patreon.com/noproscenium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first episode of the podcast Julianne Just and Genevieve Gearhart, founders of Los Angeles’ The Speakeasy Society (Ebenezer, The Stronger), join Noah to talk about their approach to immersive theatre and the company’s next production: The Quick and The Dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.