The No Proscenium Podcast

Vinny DePonto is an amazing mentalist based out of New York City who knows a thing or twelve about immersive theatre: he's been working for the past few years with Third Rail Projects on shows like Sweet & Lucky and the recently opened Ghost Light.  While on tour in LA, Vinny stopped by NoPro headquarters to talk with Noah about how magic is the original immersive theatre and his own background in working in both magic and immersive. Plus: we get Meiyin Wang, the new Festival Director of the Without Walls Festival, on the line to talk about their big announcement this week and Lauren Ludwig of Capital W (Red Flags, Hamlet-Mobile) stops by to talk about the launch of NoPro's brand new workshop program: because she's teaching the first class next month! In other words: this is a MASSIVE episode, all in a tiny little space. Because we know you like it that way. (Oh, and dig our new logo by Dino Nama, cool, right?)   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"When in doubt, LARP it out." That, thanks to Andrew Hoepfner is one of our unofficial mottos here at NoPro. So it is with great exuberance that we introduce today's guest: Jason Carl of By Night Studios.  By Night Studios are the folks who publish the Mind's Eye Theatre series of LARP games-- live action versions of the classic RPGs Vampire: The Masquerade and Werewolf: The Apocalypse. These are among the NoPro crew's formative immersive experiences, and the lines have been going strong and maturing for years now. In this episode we do more than talk about what the games are and how they cross over with all things immersive, but about the lessons in consent and safety that have been developed through years of experience in the LARP world: lessons immersive creators and participants would do well to heed. All that plus: GHOST LIGHT notes from Zay Amsbury in NYC, and something SPECIAL from the gaps of the Hollywood Fringe. #theboanthropic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the show, the co-director of The Overlook Film Festival--Landon Zakheim--joins host Noah Nelson for a lively discussion. We also check in with Mike and Russell of My Haunt Life to see how the Hollywood Fringe is going. Plus we tease OUR panel at the Hollywood Fringe: The Fringe of the Fringe! This Saturday June 10th at 11AM! For even more news: check out NoProscenium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the all-new No Proscenium Podcast. The format has changed!  But we've still got an amazing guest for you: contemporary artist Simon Birch, the creator of The 14th Factory, which has been turning heads in Los Angeles since it opened. The 14th Factory is three acres of art--much of it immersive--and all of it designed to create a sense of awe and wonder. It's a can't miss spot in LA this summer. Plus we check in with Ricky Brigante of Inside The Magic to talk about an otherworldly  attraction in Orlando. All that and more on the all-new No Pro: brought to you by listeners like you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two years. One hundred episodes. Guiding you through everything immersive. This very special episode of NoPro features the voices of some of our friends--all looking forward to the future of immersive entertainment. (It's also super short, as these things go!) We'll see you back here next week, for the ALL NEW No Proscenium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our man in NYC -- Zay Amsbury -- and Bryan Bishop (Senior Reporter for The Verge) join master of ceremonies Noah Nelson for a wide-ranging talk about how we talk about this immersive thing of ours. Oh, yeah, it's one of THOSE episodes. The "I-word," ARX vs. ARG, virtual reality and more come up as three dudes try and figure out which part of the elephant they are holding. All part of the lead up to episode One- Zero-Zero.   Plus a flash facts version of News & Notes.    WARNING: WE CUSS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The proprietors of LA's most deliciously strange haunt--Creep LA--invite you to meet the family: The Willows family, that is. Planned as a year-round production, The Willows is the Creep take on the classic murder mystery dinner. If 'Clue' were staged by The Addams Family and viewed through a disturbed gothic indie horror lens.  Naturally, we love it. We dig deep into what makes the show possible and the vision Justin Fix and Daniel Montgomery have for it and their production company on this blockbuster episode.   Plus News, Notes, and a call to action for the upcoming Episode 100! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The LA immersive renaissance is really heating up, and choreographer Sophia Stoller is bringing some stunning dance chops to the table this month with her piece 'The Other Side,' which uses some infamous experiments in social control as her inspiration. We dive into the inspiration for the show and Stoller's craft... and you get a nice dose of news, notes, and an old fashioned Noah rant after the interview proper. All brought to you by listeners like you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a first: an After Dark episode with someone who isn't on the No Pro team.  Here's another first: talking to a member of The Speakeasy Society solo... well, mostly solo. Maybe there are special guests. Maybe not all of the are human. Maybe you'll have to listen to find out what we mean by that. This is one of those lovely philosophical discussions about the form where we really get our hands dirty. And occasionally curse. So grab a drink (but don't drive!) and join us After Dark, won't you?   OH, YEAH: I totally give you a hint at what's going on with the Hollywood Fringe Festival, the tickets for which go on sale at MIDNIGHT MAY 1st.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story time: months ago, while driving Interstate 5 in California, I listened to Kent Bye's interview with Jessica Brillhart of Google. In that episode of his "Voices of VR" podcast Kent offered up an "elemental theory of presence," mapping the classical elements onto the different building blocks of immersive experiences. It was like a door opened up in my head. Luckily, I didn't drive off the road. I knew at that moment that I had to have Kent on the show. I knew I had to bring him into our little corner of the immersive world to share what he discovered.  In other words, get ready for one of those episodes of No Proscenium, because we're not going to be the same after this one. Oh yeah: all the news and notes--and then some--are here in our pursuit of EVERYTHING IMMERSIVE. Brought to you by Patreon backers like you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.