The No Proscenium Podcast

Noah here with some updates, a call to action for our End of Year episode, and the latest show annoucements we've got! Back next week with a full show! Brought to you by our friends at Drafty (drafty-app.com) and Patreon backers like you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa and David Spira of Room Escape Artist join Zay in New York City to talk about how they got into reviewing escape rooms, and the trio breaks down their reaction to Paradiso: Chapter One--the theatrical escape room game that's been the talk of NYC. All that plus news and more. Brought to you by our friends at Drafty (drafty-app.com) and Patreon backers like YOU.   Theme music by Chris Porter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marlee Delia and Anna Mavromati of Shine On Collective join host Noah Nelson to talk about their show Devoted, one of the gems of LA's Spooky Season.   Plus News & Notes.   Brought to you by our friends at Drafty: drafty-app.com and Patreon backers like you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryan Bishop, senior reporter for The Verge, has been on a quest for all of October. He's been digging into the immersive horror scene in Los Angeles and joins host Noah Nelson to talk about The Tension Experience, how immersive is bigger than any one medium, and what gets him excited about our rapidly evolving art form. And, yeah, the News & Notes.   Brought to you by our friends at drafty-app.com and Patreon backers like you! Head's up: there's some profanity if you listen open air style. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, a vacationing Noah takes some audience questions about the nature of immersive and the International scene. Then he delivers a rant about value and cost in live immersive entertainment. Plus the usual News & Notes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noah journeys into the man cave of Bob Glouberman... wait. That's not right. Nevermind!   MEET: the creator of Get The F Out: The Virus, one of the most enjoyable escape rooms in LA! MARVEL: at how he and host Noah Nelson pack so much nerditry into such a short span of time! WONDER: how many more exclamation marks we have in this Costco pack we bought last week!!!! All this plus the news, notes, and a reminder to send us your questions for next week's OPEN FORUM via email and voice message to no_proscenium@outlook.com.   Brought to you by our friends at drafty-app.com and Patreon backers like you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zay talks to Andrew Hoepfner and Melinda Lauw of Whisper Lodge, a recent experiment in live ASMR experiences in New York. Zay caught up to the creators right after his experience in the lodge, so it's all super fresh. Meanwhile: we've got a raft of News & Notes from headquarters-- new shows, new reviews, and a tiny little breakdown of what's up at IndieCade's NIGHT GAMES this Saturday night in LA.   Brought to you by our friends at Drafty (drafty-app.com) and the generous support of Patreon backers (patron.com/noproscenium). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before you go any further, we just want to remind you that puns were once considered the highest form of wit... What happens when you put old friends in a room and get them talking about theatrical games? This episode of No Pro, that's what. Noah sits down with Myles Nye and Greg Snyder of The Wise Guys--whose careers have involved building challenges for Survivor-- to talk about their upcoming immersive gaming event Heritage Scare: An Evening of Competitive Murder on Oct. 30th in LA.   Bonus: you can catch a preview of one of the games at the upcoming IndieCade: Night Games event on Oct 15th.   All that plus the usual News & Notes, and a coda about The Grand Paradise from Myles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

East Coast Represent! West Coast Represent! It's the return of the AFTER DARK podcast. Hosts Noah Nelson and Zay Amsbury plug in their microphones and open up the good stuff to get down to some no holds barred talking. Bad marketing, hidden burlesque shows, what drives us nuts and what keeps up turning up for show after show. Pour yourself your favorite drink and settle in. But only... After Dark. Brought to you by our friends at drafty-app.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Noah Nelson sits down with creator and performer Jenapher Zheng to talk about her "video game theatre" piece Oblivious, performing in immersive, movement-based work, and how gaming influences her sense of design.   All that plus the usual News & Notes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.