

The No Proscenium Podcast
Noah Nelson/No Proscenium
Exploring the renaissance in immersive theatre and interactive events. Hosted by Noah Nelson, creator of No Proscenium, a free events listing newsletter in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco. Visit NoProscenium.com to sign up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 20, 2020 • 1h 25min
Webbed Toes VI: Racecars, Lasers, Areoplanes
It's the penultimate episode of our deep dive into the 2017 Ducktales reboot. This time out we get ever closer to the final mysteries of season one, and learn more than we ever expected to learn about Mrs. Beakley. EPISODES DISCUSSED From the Casefiles of Agent 22 Who is Gizmoduck? The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck Sky Pirates... in the Sky! Your assignment for next time: Finish Season One Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 16, 2020 • 1h 19min
Episode 269: All We Have To Fear...
Dragon Productions Theatre Company's Max Koknar, Ariel Aronica, and Jacob Vorperian join us to talk about All We Have To Fear: Party at the End of the World, their new theatre/game hybrid that uses Gather to recreate the experience of an immersive theatre space like the former Speakeasy in San Francisco, along with some tweaks to the system created by the Dragon to add a game layer to the proceedings. We dive in on the eve of the show's opening. For the curious amongst you: there's a handful of free tickets using the code NOPROFREE that are usable through the end of the month, and a $10 discount NOPRO once those free tickets are gone. PLUS: early impressions of the Oculus Quest 2. (Check out our unboxing and first impression videos.) (And yes, this is episode 269, I think I say 268 at the top because I was using the wrong document for the intro!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 9, 2020 • 1h 22min
Episode 268: 13EXP & Rio Reveals
Mikhael Tara Garver of 13EXP is back, and she's bringing along some friends who are all working on the upcoming RIO REVEALS series, created in collaboration with RIVER LA the new series will extend to both digital and physical experiences about and around the LA River. Along with Mikhael, we are joined by experiential producer Daniel Penilla, and composers Jonathan Sanford and Amanda Yamate, to talk about the unique project about this most unique of rivers. Show Notes RIO REVEALS The Everything Immersive FB Group Code of Conduct The NoPro Slack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 2, 2020 • 1h 14min
Episode 267: Capital W's Fire Season
Climate change was once a hidden crisis, but here in California it has taken the already dangerous time of year known as "fire season" and accelerated it to something apocalyptic in nature. Writer-performer Monica Miklas and her director-producer Lauren Ludwig – the co-founders of LA's Capital W – join us to talk about Fire Season. This new socially-distanced production projects a collection of Miklas' essays on the nature of change itself via FM radio onto the landscape of the Santa Monica Mountains, which have themselves been touched by flames. Show Notes The Everything Immersive Facebook Group Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 2020 • 1h 34min
Episode 266: After Dark w/Tara O'Con
Tara O'Con is an experiential artist and transformation coach whose work you may be familiar with as a performer in Third Rail Projects' Then She Fell and The Grand Paradise. Tara's performance in Then She Fell is a key part of our host Noah Nelson's own immersive origin story. In this After Dark episode, Noah catches up with Tara after her first day on the load out of Then She Fell to talk about the impact of that production on her professional and personal journey. Note: Tara is also offering NoPro Listeners a free transformation coaching session where you can talk about navigating big changes, finding clarity and perspective around a particular life challenge, getting unstuck (creatively or otherwise), goal setting, or simply a place for reflection to process the moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 18, 2020 • 1h 43min
Episode 265: TeamSpeak - VR Edition
Kathryn Yu, Patrick McLean, and Will Cherry of the NoPro team join host Noah Nelson to talk the news of the week including: Venice VR Expanded More VR Festivals Pandemic Era Programming and, burying the lede: The Oculus Quest 2. Here. We. Go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 11, 2020 • 1h 8min
Episode 264: Supernatural
We've been looking forward to this one for a minute: Coach Leanne Pedante and Within's Jonny Ahdout join host Noah Nelson to talk about Supernatural, the VR fitness service that has been keeping us on our toes all summer. Show Notes Supernatural Facebook Group Kathryn's interview with the Knight Foundation Everything Immersive The NoPro Slack The NoPro Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 4, 2020 • 1h 13min
Episode 263 - Area 15 Lands in Vegas
The highly anticipated AREA 15 will open its doors in Las Vegas on September 17th, kicking off a rollout of the immersive entertainment hub that will last into next year and the debut of Meow Wolf Las Vegas aka Omega Mart. This week, Area 15 CEO Winston Fisher and Chief Creative Officer Michael Beneville join host Noah Nelson to talk about the road that led here and what to expect from Area 15's rollout. Show Notes Venice VR Expanded Burning Man Multiverse Freeform's Holiday Road Everything Immersive The NoPro Slack The NoPro Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 28, 2020 • 1h 7min
Episode 262: Venice VR Expanded
Liz Rosenthal, co-curator of Venice VR at the Venice International Film Festival with Michel Reilhac, joins host Noah Nelson to talk about the 2020 edition. This year's event is Venice VR Expanded, a hybrid digital/physical exposition of over 40 works in VR -- from 360 film to live theatrical performances -- across a host of venues virtual and physical. And the best news: if you own a VR headset of just about any stripe, you can experience some of the programming at home as the festival unfolds. On top of all that: this is just a great conversation. Venice VR Expanded runs Wed, Sep 2, 2020 — Sat, Sep 12, 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 21, 2020 • 1h 27min
Episode 261: RECON -- Reality Escape Convention
David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist join us to talk about THIS WEEKEND'S RECON: Reality Escape Convention. Original planned out as an in-person event in Boston, they've put in a whole lot of work to raise the bar on the online replacement. And they're giving it away for FREE. Aug. 23 & 24. Ten hours a day of programming across the escape game universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


