Dr. Victoria Polidori is hypnotizing us to take us back in time. We are four of her patients, lying on mats in her warm psychologist’s office, staring up at a candle projected on the ceiling as her calm voice directs us. Focus. Let’s go back to that night. One by one, we are reawakened and […]
Some stories resonate so strongly with our culture that their narrative becomes inextricably intertwined with it. The story of a miser that learns the true meaning of Christmas after three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future has been adapted in twenty-eight different film versions dating back to 1901, as well as numerous […]
Dorothea Gale, the Witch-Killer, is missing. That’s what the messages from Oz said; she’s missing, presumed kidnapped, and she’s somewhere here, in Kansas, and it’s up to us to rescue her. Fans of The Speakeasy Society’s work thus far will know that, well, we’re not in Kansas, we’re here in Los Angeles, and this new […]
The following is a review of The Speakeasy Society’s The Witch, with very minor spoilers throughout. All photos courtesy of Model05 Productions. witch It seems like it was just last month that I was sitting in a creaky church pew, watching The Speakeasy Society’s The Vow come to an anticipated, but nonetheless shocking cliffhanger. It […]
I’m returning to the Speakeasy Society’s Kansas for the fifth time in the past year and a half, and things are so different than the first. The first time, at The Key I met a man called Lyman who told me that beyond the slit in the tent behind him, I’d no longer be in […]
Are you ready to face the storm? Steeped in powerful metaphor, The Speakeasy Society’s latest installment of their The Kansas Collection series, The Invitation, continues to play on the productions’ strength in casting and storytelling. This installment also introduced a greater sense of audience agency and honest interaction between participants, the actors, and the […]
For Immersive Theater Creators & Those That Want to Be One So, you’re an immersive theater creator, you’ve already been one, or you want to be one. You have a good idea – maybe even a great idea. Now what? Designing an “immersive” experience can seem lofty and perilous, only possible for those with the […]
There are minor spoilers for The Door, Chapter 3 in The Speakeasy Society’s The Kansas Collection below, but we’ve done our best to avoid plot points and keep key characters ambiguous. “What is the difference between inevitable consequences and destiny?” Lyman wipes his hands on his pajama pants. He’s nervous—rousted from bed unexpectedly. […]
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