I open my inbox to find my very first Firefly Correspondence email from Tristan, my new penpal. “I’ve never done anything like this before, have you?” the email starts. “It’s great they provide icebreaker questions, but man, ‘who are you’ as the opener? Cue the existential dread.” I chuckle to myself. I like Tristan already. […]
“So, what should I do? Should I open the door?” Danny’s waiting for my answer, or at least, I think it’s Danny. I’m frozen. It’s an impossible decision. There’s no way I could possibly know, no way I could possibly make everything OK. There’s no time left. I have to choose. I can’t possibly, and […]
It’s a Tuesday morning, and I’m sipping coffee as I dial in, clicking on the “Open Zoom” link that I’ve become so familiar with these past two months. When BJ answers, the head of RFIDirect’s IT and Security is as energetic and cheerful as ever, letting me know that after the recent hack, the company […]
What does site-specific immersive theater mean when everyone is confined to their homes? For Capital W’s donation-based What Do You Need? series, it means bespoke meditative experiences to address the unique spiritual and mental challenges of quarantine, made from objects and spaces in the homes of the participants. Capital W uses simple household items, creative […]
ESCHATON: BEHIND THE VELVET DOOR I am given a password to type into a menu bar on my computer. The word is “velvet.” While pondering what this password could mean for the experience I am about to witness, I am led into a new Zoom breakout room. I am not the first. I find myself […]
Few things have the ability to surprise and delight quite like an expert illusionist, and right now who couldn’t use a bit of magic as a reprieve from the doldrums of quarantined life? The question is how to bring a genre that heavily relies on sleight of hand, nonverbal cues, and audience interaction into the […]
I sit across from the computer screen staring at a black box with a big K in the middle, waiting to hear my blind date’s voice. I finally hear a timid “Hello,” and my Zoom date with Kent begins. Kent is a 9th grade English teacher who, during this time of COVID-19, is virtually teaching […]
“Are you enjoying the evening so far?” the man asks as he invites my companion and me to sit across the table from him. The table is carefully adorned with candles, vases filled with flower petals, and a deck of Tarot cards. The smell of incense fills the room. sweethearts “Giles and Beatrix throw […]
What memories come to mind when you think of high school? Is it cramming for exams under pressure to raise your GPA? Catching the pass in a big game, a stadium of fans cheering you on? Hiding in the bathroom from someone ready to pound your face in? You probably have many memories of high […]
The room is dark. A half-dozen, underwear-clad women are stationed around the outer walls of the empty room, unmoving, their backs to me and everyone else entering. But this isn’t what catches my eye as I enter; it’s the writhing, dancing mass of fabric in the center of the room that demands my full attention. […]
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