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| A Right/Left Project Returns To London; Checking In With PostCurious | 30 Aug 2024 | 01:05:41 | |
This week a doubleheader: Stephen Dobbie and Colin Nightingale of A Right/Left Project whose ORIGIN - A DEEP LISTENING EXPERIENCE is returning to London this September as part of London Design Week join us first. Stephen and Colin have been collaborators for two decades now, including their work with Punchdrunk stretching back to the early days of the storied companies. As a Right/Left Project they’re exploring new forms, iterating quickly, and have established their own signature style. Then we check in with PostCurious’ Rita Orlov and writer Lauren Bello about how their collaborations are going, with Bello’s The Morrison Game Factory currently in print from PostCurious. From high tech to the table top — we’ve got a wonderful spread this week for you on No Proscenium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Doug North Cook On The State Of VR Gaming & More | 16 Aug 2024 | 01:31:08 | |
This week we’ve got a really unique edition of the podcast because a year ago I messed up! Last August I interviewed Doug North Cook, the CEO & Creative Director at Creature a new VR video game studio & label that draws upon the team's deep roots in both video games and VR, and is using a model that means indie studios can get the benefits of working with a larger publisher without giving up control over their work. And then I forgot to share the interview! So we're making up for it by sharing that one and a new interview where we catch up with Doug now to talk the label's releases and the state of video games and VR gaming in what has become an inflection point of a year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Double Header: Agog: The Immersive Media Institute/I AM OTHER | 14 Jun 2024 | 01:21:06 | |
This week: Chip Giller and Amy Seidenwurm of AGOG: The Immersive Media Institute a new organization whose mission is to helping creators and nonprofit leaders harness the power of extended reality (XR) to imagine a better future for all. Then we pivot from XR to IRL as Adipat Virdi, the creator of I AM OTHER — which is headed to the Edinburgh Fringe this August and has a two night stand in Canterbury this month — June 20th & 21st at the Gulbenkian Arts Center — to talk about the piece: An immersive family drama, about an older relative’s act of aggression towards a biracial child, that actively investigates white privilege, judgement, identity and bias.
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| Let's Go Out & Game | 12 Aug 2022 | 01:01:07 | |
This week we have a not-so-subtle theme: gaming outside the home. When that's your theme there's no one better to kick things off with than Kevin Williams of Spider Entertainment and The Stinger Report, the Global Amusement & Attractions news service, who shares his insight into the state of VR in the location based entertainment sector as evidenced by the arrival of Sandbox VR in London. Then we hop the Atlantic to talk with James Cobalt about the Malden Gaming District in Malden, MA, a unique neighborhood in the Boston suburb gathers gaming experiences of all stripes into the city's historic downtown core. SHOW NOTES
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| Review Crew: Ring Ring! Phone Shows Calling! (Plus The Nest) | 10 Aug 2022 | 00:56:19 | |
They're Baaaack. The Crew – Kevin Gossett (LA Reviews Editor), Laura Hess (Arts Editor), Leah Davis (New England Curator), and Blake Weil (East Coast Editor at Large) – answer the call of three phone based shows... but first Leah travels to LA and encounters The Nest before it ends it run (1:00). Those Phone Shows: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Author Margaret Kerrison; Charlie Miller of Off-Center (DCPA) | 05 Aug 2022 | 01:09:50 | |
Two great interviews this week with two luminaries of immersive. First: writer Margaret Kerrison, whose work includes Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, joins us to talk about her new book Immersive Storytelling For Real and Imagined Worlds: A Writer's Guide. This is a must-read for everyone who makes immersive work. Period, full stop. Then Charlie Miller, Executive Director & Curator of the Denver Center for Performing Art’s Off-Center program, stops by to talk about Off-Center's new position in the DCPA and the work they have on tap for Denver in the Fall. Show Notes
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| Frank Rose Talks Storytelling & Immersion | 29 Jul 2022 | 01:00:37 | |
We settle in for a long chat about storytelling and the art of immersion with Frank Rose, the man who literally wrote the book on the subject. Frank's latest book, 'The Sea We Swim in: How Stories Work In A Data Driven World' takes center stage and we also touch on his work with Columbia University's Digital Storytelling Lab and their annual Digital Dozen list. Show Notes Columbia University's Digital Storytelling Lab The Denver Immersive Gathering Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| VR Double Header: Chris Alderson of Polyarc & Félix Lajeunesse of Felix & Paul | 22 Jul 2022 | 00:54:17 | |
This week on the show: Chris Alderson of Polyarc Games joins us to talk about the MetaQuest release of Moss: Book II and what the studio learned about creating virtual characters you can’t help but form a bond with. [6:30] And Félix Lajeunesse of Felix & Paul Studios is here to bring us up to speed on the latest with their collaboration with NASA — the final episode Space Explorers: The ISS Experience and the upcoming Artemis mission livestream. [30:50] All that plus HEADLINES. SHOW NOTES
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| Special Anniversary Episode: Number 350 | 15 Jul 2022 | 01:30:35 | |
For our 350th episode we bring on members of the Senior Staff at NoPro: Leah Davis (New England), Patrick McLean (Chicago), Blake Weil (East Coast), and Kevin Gossett to talk about the state of immersive in their neck of the woods. It's a big sprawling convo that finds us diving deep on installation art, the mainstreaming of immersive experiences, LARPing, and XR. Hosted by Noah Nelson. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A Farewell To 'The Nest' | 01 Jul 2022 | 01:03:03 | |
For years now, first in a backyard and then inside an early 20th century storage building, one of the most unique immersive creations in the world has been one of Los Angeles' treasures: Scout Expedition Co.'s The Nest. Created by themed entertainment designers Jarrett Lantz and Jeff Leinenveber, The Nest has both delighted audiences and broken our hearts since it first turned up, almost like a rumor, years ago. A visit to a storage unit reveals the shape of a life, told through audio tapes (literal tapes), and interactive moments that unlock more and more of the story of a woman named Josie, whose legacy is now yours. This special episode of the podcast, our 349th, brings Lantz and Leinenveber together with Mackenzie Firgens, the voice of Josie, and was recorded inside The Nest itself. The Thea Award-winning show will close this August. But there's still time to discover it, or revisit it, and the code NOPROPODCAST will unlock a discount for these last shows. Scout Expedition will also be offering up Behind The Scenes tours over the summer, so keep an eye out for that. Show Notes Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Comics in VR! Games For Change! Halloween in July! | 25 Jun 2022 | 01:21:22 | |
It's a big show this week. First up: writer-director Ryan Griffen and executive producer Nathan Anderson are here to talk with us about Lustration, the narrative VR series available on Meta Quest that adapts Griffen's neo-noir afterlife tale from comics to virtual reality. With a little help from voice actors like Kevin Conroy and Dante Basco. [6:00] Then David Markland of Midsummer Scream is here to tell us about this year's Halloween and Horror Convention, the first full Scream since 2019, which is returning to Long Beach July 29th - 31st. [35:10] Finally, we settle in for a great conversation with Susanna Pollack, President of Games For Change — producers of On The Morning You Wake (To The End of the World) and of the upcoming Games For Change Festival in New York City and ONLINE in July 13-16th that brings game makers and XR creators together with a focus on creating social impact through their work. [51:05] All that PLUS details on this November's Denver Immersive Gathering at the top of the show. Tickets on sale NOW. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew: Tribeca Immersive 2022 Wrap Up | 24 Jun 2022 | 00:58:23 | |
We wrap up our Tribeca Immersive 2022 coverage with this gathering of the Review Crew: NYC correspondent Edward Mylechreest is joined by special guest Nick Fortugno who makes his Review Crew debut both of whom were on-site at Tribeca this year. Hosted by NoPro Podcast host Noah Nelson, who held down the fort on the at-home portion of Tribeca. In this episode: This is Not A Ceremony [3:00] Plasticsapiens [7:52] Please Believe Me [10:35] Intravene [16:25] Iago [28:22] Emerging Radiance [36:40] Reach You [43:46] Evolver [48:38] Our Complete Tribeca Immersive Coverage:
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| Tribeca Immersive: Intravene & Mescaform Hill - The Missing Five | 17 Jun 2022 | 01:05:09 | |
Our Tribeca Immersive coverage continues with interviews of the creative teams behind two of the most exciting projects at this year's festival. First up: Glenn Neath of DARKFIELD and Garth Mullins of the Crackdown Podcast join us to talk about their collaboration with documentarian Brenda Longfellow called INTRAVENE, an immersive docudrama series about the overdose crisis in Vancouver. [3:35] Then Edward Madojemu, the artist behind Mescaform Hill: The Missing Five talks with us about adapting the webcomic world he created with his brother Adam into the immersive animated short that is now available on Oculus TV, and about his multiple approaches to bringing comic book storytelling into the spatial medium. [27:00] Plus an update from David Spira of Room Escape Artist on RECON: the Reality Escape Convention. Show Notes Tribeca Immersive Creator Spotlight The Onward Odyssey of OddKnock Productions Review Rundown: Plays Within Plays Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Just What Is Going On With Life & Trust? A Review Crew Roundtable | 07 Jun 2024 | 01:35:55 | |
Life & Trust – the upcoming show from Emursive, the NYC presenters of Sleep No More & proprietors of the McKittrick Hotel – is the subject of much rumor & speculation, something our Review Crew is not immune to! Join NoPro's NYC curator Allie Marotta, East Coast Editor at Large Blake Weil, NYC correspondents Nicholas Fortugno and Penelope Ray along with host Noah Nelson as they dig into what's known, what's supposed, and what just might be about the highly anticipated show that opens later this month. Then stick around as Larry Myers joins us to talk about his Hollywood Fringe show Did I Just Join A Cult? about his time with The Tension Experience. SHOW NOTES Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew: Stranger Things Experiences | 16 Jun 2022 | 00:42:07 | |
This week New England correspondent Leah Davis hops into the host seat and is joined by Arts Editor Laura Hess to talk Stranger Things. No, not Season 4 and its upcoming finale, but to swap notes on the past two years of Stranger Things experiences. First Laura takes us back to 2020 and the Stranger Things Drive-Into Experience in LA to set the background. Then Leah pivots to the NYC edition of Stranger Things: The Experience, which opened this season. (13:08) And for those wondering: YES, the San Francisco one is ALREADY OPEN. -- Discover the latest immersive events, festivals, workshops, and more at our new site EVERYTHING IMMERSIVE, new home of NoPro’s show listings. NoPro is a labor of love made possible by our generous Patreon backers. Join them today! In addition to the No Proscenium website, our podcast, and our newsletters, you can find NoPro on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, in the Facebook community Everything Immersive, and on our Discord. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Summer Festival Season Is Here | 10 Jun 2022 | 01:11:56 | |
Summer Festival season has started in earnest and this week's episode has us touching base with two very different events on the East and West Coast of the United States. Ana Brzezinska curator of this year’s Tribeca Immersive at the Tribeca Festival which is taking place RIGHT NOW in New York City joins us to talk about this year’s selections and how it all comes together both in NYC and in the virtual galleries of the Museum of Other Realities. Then we shift coasts and festivals for the Hollywood Fringe where Morgan Taylor, Mason Conrad, and Kristin Childers of Not Another Midsummer join us to talk about this rollicking new show that wraps the Bard’s classic with an immersive metastory about a theatre troop coming apart at the seams. [31:50 - Explicit Language] SHOW NOTES Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew: Hollywood Fringe 2022 Doubleheader | 09 Jun 2022 | 00:33:00 | |
This week Review Crew host Kevin Gossett is joined by NoPro publisher Noah Nelson to chat about two shows they've caught so far in this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival. First up is Last Call Theatre's Signals, which takes the online-MMO format and adapts it into a theatrical setting that uses the internet's own crowdsourced SCP Foundation as inspiration. Then it's The Queen's Fools production of Not Another Midsummer, a fantastic riff on the Shakespearean classic that mixes immersive elements in a gloriously chaotic pre-show with a rock solid show with a show that has a show. (That itself has a show within a show.) [12:43] Show Notes NoPro Office Hours in the NoPro Discord -- Monday June 13 @ 4PM Pacific Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Tribeca Immersive: This Is Not A Ceremony | 03 Jun 2022 | 00:48:12 | |
We kick off our Tribeca Immersive coverage this week with Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon) the director of This Is Not A Ceremony, a stunning piece of 360 cinema that calls on the viewer to bear witness to personal details of the injustices visited upon Indigenous men in Canada. It is a film that understands the power of its medium, and through the heaviness of its subject matter also demonstrates the strength of First Nations individuals and communities. The film plays both in-person and as part of the online portion of Tribeca Immersive (online tickets are just $5). SHOW NOTES Tribeca Immersive Panel: Extended Reality As A Modern Identity Toolkit Nick Tierce's The BSO That Almost Was Twitter Thread Noah's Office Hours: June 13th at 4PM PDT Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew Book Club Doubleheader | 26 May 2022 | 00:44:18 | |
Blake, Patrick, and Kevin dive into the last two Book Club selections: L.E. Hall's Planning Your Escape, which serves as both a history of play that led up to the creation of escape rooms and as a guide on how to approach escape games (with a good dose of immersive theatre history to boot); and Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, a fantastical novel set in the midst of a duel between two magicians at an otherworldly circus that just so happens to be inspired in part by the original production of Punchdrunk's Sleep No More. Hosted by Kevin Gossett, with Blake Weil & Patrick McLean Show Notes Failbetter's promotional story game for The Night Circus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Your (Un)natural Garden's Adam Schwerner | 20 May 2022 | 00:37:39 | |
Artist Adam Schwerner joins us to discuss Your (Un)natural Garden, currently delighting visitors to LA's Descanso Gardens. We talk about the interactive installations, botanical gardens as a canvas for art, and what he's learned about large-scale art as part of the executive team of the most iconic venue in themed entertainment. Plus: The Pick of the Week Headlines Apple Mixed Reality Device Details Begin To Emerge (Daring Fireball highlights The Information) Report: Apple Board Gets Mixed Reality Demo (Bloomberg) Two Bit Circus Announces Merger, New Venture (Blooloop) Hunt-A-Killer's New, More Mainstream Offerings (Press Release) Associate Producer: Parker Sela Music: Chris Porter Headlines: Kathryn Yu, Executive Editor of No Proscenium Producer and Host: Noah Nelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew: What's Hot For Meta Quest | 19 May 2022 | 01:05:59 | |
It's a whole hour focusing on the Meta Quest, from the recent showcase to what's worth playing right now. Kevin Gossett plays host as Kathryn Yu and Patrick McLean blast through: Meta Quest Gaming Showcase
A quick detour to talk about another upcoming game: The Last Clockwinder Then it's on to what they've been playing:
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| Glenn Kaino on 'A Forest For The Trees'; Seattle's Cafe Nordo | 13 May 2022 | 01:07:33 | |
Artist Glenn Kaino joins us to talk about his latest installation, 'A Forest For The Trees,' a stunning work in Los Angeles presented by The Atlantic and Superblue. This one's a can't-miss experience. [7:15] We also talk with Erin Brindley and Terry Podgorski, co-executive artistic directors of Seattle's best kept secret Cafe Nordo, which returns to live work with 'Down The Rabbit Hole.' [30:20] Plus: the Pick of the Week [27:20] and Headlines. SHOW NOTES
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| Review Crew: The Burnt City | 12 May 2022 | 00:50:56 | |
NoPro London Curator Shelley Snyder is joined in person by New England Correspondent Leah Davis to trade notes on their experiences at Punchdrunk's latest production The Burnt City. Watch out for spoilers, as Shelley and Leah go through their multiple runs of the show and share some of the secrets they've uncovered in this highly anticipated, hugely ambitious work from the creators of Sleep No More. For a spoiler-free review, check out Shelley's write-up at the site. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Particle Ink: Speed of Dark's Cesar Hawas | 06 May 2022 | 01:14:01 | |
Cesar Hawas, executive producer of Particle Ink: Speed of Dark, an incredible new show that seamlessly blends projection-mapped characters with live performers to create an immersive work like no other. It's playing now in Las Vegas and you really should go! Plus: Landon Zakheim of the Overlook Film Festival drops in to talk about this year's immersive offerings at the New Orleans celebration of all things horror this June. Show Notes The Los Angeles Immersive Invitational The Denver Immersive Gathering Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| What If You Could Enter The Marvel Multiverse? | 31 May 2024 | 00:40:50 | |
A double header! First: What If...? — An Immersive Story Design Director Ian Bowie of ILM Immersive and Director & Executive Producer Dave Bushore of Marvel Studios join us to talk about the new release for the Apple Vision Pro. Then: the first of our Hollywood Fringe 2024 shorts as Jacob Zorehkey & Ashley Busenlener of LAST CALL THEATRE pop in to tell us about Last Call’s upcoming Hollywood Fringe show REFORGED.
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| The Los Angeles Immersive Invitational (2022) | 29 Apr 2022 | 00:53:04 | |
This week, Graham Wetterhahn of After Hours Theatre Company joins host Noah Nelson to talk about the upcoming Los Angeles Immersive Invitational, a 48-hour pop-up festival that challenges immersive creators from across LA to make new work out of thin air and share it with the public just two nights later. After a successful 2019 event, this year's edition will be held at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. Listen to learn which companies and artists are joining the weekend's festivities. Audience tickets for the Invitational go on sale this coming Monday. Headlines
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| Review Crew: Without Walls Festival 2022 | 28 Apr 2022 | 01:12:19 | |
This week Kevin Gossett hosts as Laura Hess and Noah Nelson report back from the 2022 Without Walls Festival in San Diego. The now annual festival, produced by La Jolla Playhouse, returned to Arts District Liberty Station with a collection of plays, performances, and public art pieces. The Crew tackles just a slice of this jam-packed event.
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| Parabolic Theatre: Make Do and Mend | 22 Apr 2022 | 00:34:46 | |
This week we talk with Owen Kingston and Chris Styles of Parabolic Theatre in London about their current season of immersive works and the company's new home the CRYPT in the East End, which they've shared with a few productions rehomed from the canceled Vault festival. Show Notes
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| Review Crew on Big Beautiful BRANDS: Doctor Who, Bridgerton & More | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:48:43 | |
This week Kevin Gossett hosts a conversation all about the kinds of big branded experiences that are many people’s first foray into immersive. Shelley Snyder joins from London to talk Doctor Who: Time Fracture [spoiler warning at 12:00] while LA correspondent Briana Roecks and Arts Editor Laura Hess detail their time at Netflix’s Bridgerton ball in LA (which has popped up in Chicago and D.C., but is different from the Secret Cinema one in London. Got it?) [13:45] Plus there’s talk about I Know What You Did Last Summer, which JFI put together for Amazon. [37:40] Plus you know we had to mention Arcane. (Another Netflix show. Huh, maybe they should do more of these. Ted. Call me. I have the solution to your stock problems.) Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Travel Tips & 'We Should Meet In Air' | 15 Apr 2022 | 01:22:55 | |
It's a mega-episode this week starting with a panel of rebels & rogues who offer their travel tips for journeys on Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Journalists Brooke McDonald & Todd Martens and experience designer Nick Tierce, all of whom were amongst the first travelers on board the Halcyon, join us for a spoiler-free discussion that aims to help those who are traveling on board the ship make the most of their experience… with just a little dash of design theory sprinkled in for good measure. [7:50] Plus we talk with performer/creator Stepy Kamei about her currently running one-on-one phone experience 'We Should Meet In Air', which brings audience members into contact with Sylvia Plath in the last year of her life. (CW: mention of suicide, discussion of mental health). [51:00] All that and we announce the return of the Los Angeles Immersive Invitational and how YOU can be art of it [open segment], plus the Pick of the Week [47:00], and Headlines [5:40]! Show Notes
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| Review Crew: Pick Up The Phone, Willya? | 14 Apr 2022 | 01:03:48 | |
This week Patrick McLean takes on the host duties and chats with Leah Davis and Laura Hess about the often overlooked genre of telephone-based immersive shows. The Crew dives into what makes the format tick, starting with a discussion of Leah's time with Sylvia Plath (in a sense) as part of 'We Should Meet In Air,' and carrying on with talk of Capital W's 'A Call From The Resistance,' the work of Candle House Collective, and the multiple manifestations of 'The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries.' Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Supernatural Turns 2 & The Incomplete Collection | 08 Apr 2022 | 00:58:40 | |
Leanne Pedante (Head of Fitness) & Jonny Ahdout (Head of Product Marketing & Community) for the VR fitness app Supernatural join host Noah Nelson again on this the second anniversary of the launch of the best fitness app in VR and then some. Only this time we're in person and it's a blast. [8:25] From NYC: correspondent Allie Marotta interviews Kendra Slack and Jordan Chlapecka of Linked Dance Theatre about the currently running The Incomplete Collection. [32:40] Plus the Pick of the Week [28:12] and Headlines. Show Notes NoPro Book Club: Planning Your Escape Review Crew Book Club Special: Snow Crash Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew Book Club Special: Snow Crash | 07 Apr 2022 | 00:43:09 | |
This time out Blake Weil, Patrick McLean, and Kevin Gossett report back from the NoPro Book Club and dive into Neal Stephenson's seminal Snow Crash, the 1992 book that brought us the term "metaverse" laid the groundwork for countless imitators and an industry. Coming up next from the NoPro Book Club: Laura Hall's Planning Your Escape. The club meets for its discussion group next Tuesday, April 12th at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Without Walls 2022 Preview & Every Day I'll Hope | 01 Apr 2022 | 00:53:48 | |
This week we talk with Amy Ashton, producer of La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls Festival which runs April 21st - 24th at San Diego’s Liberty Station — it’s the longest-running theatre festival of its kind here in the United States and this marks the beginning of an annual cycle for the festival. [4:36] Then solo performer Siobhan O’ Loughlin will be here to chat about the upcoming remount of her piece Every Day I’ll Hope, which returns to LA this month. [37:00] Plus Kathryn Yu has this week's immersive headlines and the Pick of the Week [32:49]. Associate Producer: Parker Sela Music: Chris Porter Headlines: Kathryn Yu, Executive Editor of No Proscenium Producer and Host: Noah Nelson Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew: Cadences & LARPing | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:42:01 | |
The Review Crew goes on another deep dive, single-topic discussion this week about Cadences: The Story of a Distance of its Pair. Leah Davis and Blake Weil recount in detail their experience play-at-home LARP from Soft Chaos. The conversation also goes into their LARPing experience and thoughts on storytelling, as Patrick McLean peppers the pair with questions. Note: while there are “spoilers” about gameplay functionality and the story Leah and Blake created, anyone else’s playthrough of Cadences would definitely be completely different. A limited number of physical copies of Cadences are still available to order on Indiegogo along with a digital download available on itch.io. Upcoming NoPro Events March 31 @ 6pm PDT/9pm EDT - Community Forum: Expectations & Advisories April 12th @ 5pm PDT/8pm EDT - Book Club: Planning Your Escape Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Particle Ink Opens On The Strip In Vegas | 24 May 2024 | 00:42:01 | |
This week we’re joined by Cesar Hawas, producer of Particle Ink: House of Shattered Prisms, the spectacular creation of the Light Poets that has moved into the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and is wowing audiences in this follow up run to Particle Ink’s fabled run in Vegas’ Arts District. SHOW NOTES
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| Josh Randall talks Thom Pain (based on nothing) | 25 Mar 2022 | 00:56:57 | |
Some know Josh Randall as the co-creator of the seminal immersive horror production BLACKOUT, others as the director of large-scale promotional activations at Comic-Con and in Hollywood, and yet others as part of the team at Two Bit Circus in LA — some of us even know him as all three. This week he's here to talk about something radically different: his performance in a site-responsive production of Will Eno’s Thom Pain (based on nothing) that he’s staging in his own garage in Los Angeles. Settle in for an incredibly personal interview with one of the most provocative minds I know. Plus: Kathryn Yu is here with this week's headlines. SHOW NOTES Community Forum: Expectations & Advisories (Discord; March 31) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Bonus: Alex Coulombe gets technical | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:23:00 | |
In honor of this week's Game Developers Conference, we're dropping this NoPro Bonus Round segment, a sequel to episode 332 with Heavnue CEO Alex Coulombe. Our conversation picks up right after the end of that conversation with a dive into how the current state of cloud gaming architecture is setting the stage for the virtual, ah, stages of the tomorrow. Then we get even nerdier after that. Originally planned as a backer-exclusive, we're putting this one out there for everyone. If you haven't listened to episode 332 yet, start there! Host: Noah Nelson Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Bonus: The Batman ARG (2022) with Michael Andersen of ARGN.com | 19 Mar 2022 | 00:57:35 | |
Like it says on the tin: a special bonus episode all about the ARGs of The Batman and how they have, and haven't, woven themselves into the fabric of the movies they've promoted. Michael Andersen of ARGN.com joins host Noah Nelson to nerd out on the still ongoing ARG for The Batman (the main url for which is rataalada.com), the history of Batman movie ARGS -- why so serious? -- and Noah derails the conversation to just talk about Batman in general because its the one thing he's loved longer than Star Wars. Check out Michael's detective work at this ARGN.com post. Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Peabody Awards get Digital and Interactive | 18 Mar 2022 | 00:46:18 | |
We're joined by Diana Williams, Kamal Sinclair, and Yasmin Elayat of the Peabody Award's new Digitial and Interactive jury to discuss the new category of the prestigious awards ahead of the reveal of the Legacy award winners at the Peabody ceremony on March 24th. This is a major milestone for a wide range of creative projects that until now have fallen outside the Awards mandate. Plus: Headlines Upcoming NoPro Events DIY Publicity 101 (March 21- Zoom, Paid Ticket) AMA: Tara O'Con (March 24 - Discord, Free) Community Forum: Expectations & Advisories (March 31 - Discord, Free) Walkabout Mini Golf VR Tour (April - Free, game/headset required) Book Club: Planning Your Escape (April 12 - Discord Free) Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew: The Traveler’s Guide to Little Sodaburg | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:38:21 | |
The Review Crew takes another trip—this time to Little Sodaburg. Fresh off a playthrough of The Traveler’s Guide to Little Sodaburg, Kevin Gossett, Allie Marotta, Blake Weil, and Patrick McLean discuss this delightful escape game. They chat about what makes it work so well, how it taps into the rare brand of comedy in immersive theatre, and more. Fair warning: The Crew talks generally about the show up to the twelve-minute mark and then its full spoilers through for the next twenty-plus minutes. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Bonus: SXSW XR Experience Impressions | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:55:02 | |
Like it says on the tin: NoPro's Executive Editor Kathryn Yu and Publisher Noah Nelson share their impressions of some of the offerings in this year's SXSW XR Experience field. Included in this episode: Madam Pirate: Becoming A Legend Surviving 9/11 - 27 Hours Under The Rubble On The Morning You Wake (to the End of the World) Gumball Dreams Minimum Mass & More Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Impact Museums & Producers Guild of America Innovation Award | 11 Mar 2022 | 01:07:19 | |
This week's doubleheader goes deep into live immersive again with a talk with Josh Jacobs (CEO) & Jenny Weinbloom (Head of Studio) of Impact Museums, who are part of the partnership that has brought Immersive Van Gogh around the country and have plans that dive into everything from immersive theatre to STEM museum style experiences. [7:20] Then we check in with Eric Shamlin, head of entertainment at Media Monks and chair of this year's Producers Guild of America Innovation Award committee. Eric is a long-time friend of the show, and we wax philosophical on the state of play in immersive. [41:55] SHOW NOTES NoPro Book Club (Discord RSVP) Publicity 101 for Immersive Creators (Seminar) Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A New York City Double Feature: The Illuminati Ball & Bottom of the Ocean | 04 Mar 2022 | 01:11:13 | |
This time out we check in with two of New York City's most inventive immersive creators. Cynthia von Buhler of Speakeasy Dollhouse has created a slew of intriguing immersive theatre pieces over the years, and none is more storied than The Illuminati Ball which returns this April in an intimate new edition. We settle in for a long talk with von Buhler – our first – about the upcoming revival of the Ball, her stunning graphic novels that interweave with her theatrical work, and about what fuels her prolific creative output. [8:00] Then we check in with long-time friend of the site Andrew Hoepfner about the currently running Bottom of the Ocean and how his background as a church pianist formed his quest to bring ritual into immersive work. [43:54] NoPro Book Club: Snow Crash (March 15th) DIY Publicity 101 for Immersive Creators (March 21st) AMA: Tara O'Con (March 24th) Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew: Exit to MURDERVILLE | 04 Mar 2022 | 00:49:33 | |
This week, the Crew — Kevin Gossett, Kathryn Yu, and Blake Weil — are ready to take you on a tour of Murderville. After checking out Netflix’s new “immersive adjacent” show, they discuss how immersive it is, what kind of immersive audience members the celebrities on the show might be, and whether it works. Then they try to figure out if future seasons could learning anything from immersive theatre and if immersive theatre could learn anything from the show. Plus, Kevin and Blake talk wistfully about the best reality show ever (The Mole), and Kathryn discovers a dark secret about NoPro. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| A Slice of Heavenue | 25 Feb 2022 | 00:42:01 | |
This week, architect turned XRchitect Alex Coulombe swings through to talk about Heavenue, the new XR performance platform he's developing that made its debut with a Christmas Carol performance at the Actor's Theatre of Louisville this past year. Heavenue leverages the powerful tech that is making game streaming possible to bring audiences into more visually rich XR worlds without having to invest in expensive PCs to drive the experience. Plus: headlines. Show Notes Upcoming GDC talk about Heavenue on the VR track on March 21 Associate Producer: Parker Sela Music: Chris Porter Headlines: Kathryn Yu, Executive Editor of No Proscenium Producer and Host: Noah Nelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Achinta S. McDaniel of Blue13 Dance Company | 17 May 2024 | 00:58:13 | |
This week we are joined by the dynamic Achinta S. McDaniel, Founding Artistic Director of Blue13 Dance Company whose all new work Soliloquy: Immersive Experience comes to LA's Heritage Square Museum May 31 - June 2. This marks Blue13's return to Heritage Square after the triumphant Shaadi in 2021, a highlight of that year. We get into the themes of the new show, how working in immersive & site-specific compares to other mediums for dance, and if her students at the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at USC see the immersive world as part of their futures. Soliloquy: Immersive Experience Broken Bone Bathtub: The Documentary & LA Immersive Meetup The Next Stage Immersive Summit 2025 The Immersive Experience Institute Newsletter Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew: When Things Just Don't Click | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:46:55 | |
The best-laid plans can go right off the rails, and in this episode, the Crew - Kevin Gossett, Laura Hess, Patrick McLean, and Blake Weil - jump onto the tracks to detail some of their recent run-ins of when designs, expectations, and audiences straight up fail to click. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The 2022 NoPro Audience Awards | 18 Feb 2022 | 00:49:26 | |
The 2022 NoPro Audience Awards are here! This week's show is a recording of the reveal of all the winners of this year's Immies, as voted on by our readers & listeners. For a complete list of nominees, check out the website. You can also find a collection of AMAs on our Discord featuring award nominees and winners. Speaking of the Discord, we're launching a Book Club in its hallowed halls. The first book up for discussion is Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, and the meetup will take place on March 15th. Associate Producer: Parker Sela Music: Chris Porter Producer and Host: Noah Nelson Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Review Crew: Quack No More | 17 Feb 2022 | 00:54:36 | |
This time out: Kevin Gossett and Noah Nelson jump online for the immersive game En Route, while Edward Mylechreest and Leah Davis return to the McKittrick Hotel to haunt Sleep No More [20:37], which has returned to New York City, retooled for the New Normal. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||