The No Proscenium Podcast

Sean T. Cawelti, Chelsea Sutton, and Lori Meeker of LA's Rogue Artist Ensemble stop in to talk about Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin. We dig into the long gestation process, and lessons learned from the Rogue's first foray into large-scale immersive work. Plus: Rolfe Kent of The Unmarked Door stops by to talk about their first show, 'The Heart of Winter' which debuts in Culver City this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louis Changchien and Steven Klein of the LA and immersive premiere of the Obie-Award winning CAUGHT (currently at Think Tank Gallery in DTLA) join Noah for a look into the twisty reality of this barnburner of a play. Spoilers abound! But you still have two weeks to catch (accidental pun) the show at Think Tank Gallery, then come back here and listen to this deep dive into the history of the production. THIS. IS. A. GREAT. SHOW. JUST. GO.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before he was the Vice President of Experiential Global Entertainment for Westfield -- yes, that Westfield -- Vance Garrett was a producer on 29 Rooms and The Museum of Ice Cream. Before THAT he was a key player in the opening of the McKittrick Hotel, home of Sleep No More. On this episode of the podcast we take a trip down memory lane with Vance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eva Anderson and Michael Cassady, the co-writers of 'Amos: A Play With Music,' join us to talk about the EDM infused, site-responsive musical that audiences in LA are eating up. Plus: Steve Boyle of Epic Immersive joins us to make a VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT about The Immersive Design Summit, which is coming up in San Francisco this January. (Applications are OPEN NOW, and they CLOSE THIS SUNDAY!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready for some brain-twisty-ness on the latest episode. First: we have Lin Bo, of China's dissident Xiong Collective joining us for a hot second at Think Tank Gallery where he is hanging their new collaboration 'District 798.' Lin Bo is the subject of the show 'Caught,' which is also making its bow at Think Tank. How does that work? We have no idea.  Then it's time for one of THOSE episodes, as we sit down with Derek Spencer of Ceaseless Fun (and the League of Experiential and Immersive Artists) to talk about... well, everything.  Plus a short rant about Gothamist shutting down, word on the Immersive Design Summit, and strange interruptions galore. This one really is like hanging out with us.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just a quick check in with a few announcements about some upcoming events! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

London based immersive producer Venetia Harpin joins Noah to talk about the scene in London, her work in experiential marketing and the way that world and the world of immersive theatre overlap.   All that plus more on this January's Immersive Design Summit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: the creative team at Hall and Mirrors -- creators of the $5000 a ticket, one guest at a time show YOU -- sit down with us to talk about upending the traditional theatre market, making art for one, and what led to the creation of this audacious experiment. Writer-producer Edward Tucker, director Daniel Student, and actor Lola Kelly join host Noah Nelson for a lively discussion. Plus: a tease of this January's Immersive Design Summit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week David Ruzicka, the Artistic Director of Creep LA, joins us to talk about his career path in immersive -- from his earliest days as a kind of haunt prodigy (my term, not his) to working operations and then design in the theme park industry.  And then, of course, teaming up with Just Fix It Productions for The Willows and now Creep: Lore. It's a great conversation with a great guy. And then Noah ruins it all by rambling for ten minutes at the end of the show. Like always. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Zay sits down with Woodshed Collective’s Artistic Director Teddy Bergman (K-POP) to talk about the storied NYC group's approach to immersive theatre. Bergman and Woodshed's The Confidence Man was Zay's intro into the realm of immersive, so he's been looking forward to this one... and I've been looking forward to listening to it! --Noah Plus: some rambling thoughts from our master of ceremonies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.