The No Proscenium Podcast

On this very special episode Review Crew members Kevin Gossett, Blake Weil, and Patrick McLean join host Noah Nelson for a dive into NoPro's 2021Holiday Gift Guide for Immersive Fans & Creators and Noah takes us all on a visit to LA's Cantrip Candles for a chat with owner and co-creator of Tales By Candlelight Christoff Visscher [31:50]. Associate Producer: Parker Sela Music: Chris Porter of t...

This week: Dani Parr and Michelle Feuerlicht of Lost Origin — currently pushing the boundaries of immersive performance in London, join us to talk about their incredible experimental project. [8:30] We've got a fresh Pick of the Week from (redacted). [32:45] David Oppenheim of the National Film Board of Canada stops by to talk about Draw Me Close, which is playing at the Soulpepper Theatre in Toro...

This week: Anthony Robinson drops in to tell us about The Boundless Library : A Feather in the Dust; Laura Hess takes a trip to Wisdome LA in Downtown Los Angeles (20:00); Patrick McLean gets virtual with the detective duo Sam & Max in Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual (45:20). Hosted by Noah Nelson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a theme to this one, if you look hard enough. XR Artist and Immersive Media Director Brenda Chen ( The Wave ) is on hand to talk about her work bringing virtual concerts to life. Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton — co-directors and choreographers of the production of Head Over Heels currently playing at the Pasadena Playhouse join us to talk about the all-new experientially staged vision of th...

Another slightly unconventional episode starts with a double-header from Noah on the VR experience The MetaMovie: Alien Rescue and the Stranger Things Official Store [29:05], which turns the Selfie Palace concept upside down. (WHAT? Like you didn't see that coming.) Patrick comes back from vacation with tales of reading Choose Your Own Adventure books [37:51], and Kevin lets us choose his segment...

After a week away we are BACK with a FIVE STAR RUNTIME episode. Every segment a main event in and of itself. We kick things off with Ahmed Best, director of The Echo Theatre Company's Ascension here in Los Angeles. Best draws upon his long history with and love of theatre – he was a cast member of STOMP for years – for this production which was developed for Zoom but brought to life on stage inste...

This week a breather of sorts as Noah and Blake wax poetic on Inscryption , a video game that takes cues from both escape games and ARGS, Kevin brings us up to speed on the latest jumping-off point for Blaseball, and Blake tells us all about the incredible sounding The Great Escape , a Korean reality show that puts B-list celebrities into elaborate escape game scenarios. Next week: back to busines...

This time out the crew – in the form of Laura, Blake, Leah, and our host Kevin – take a look at what was Spooky Season 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before a short break a BIG SHOW: Jonny Grant of Department Studios comes to talk to us about Arkham Asylum , which opens in London next Fall, with tickets going on sale next week. Artist Johann Diedrick joins us to talk about his web and VR project Dark Matters which explores how voice assistants like Alexa are being trained in ways that leave them incapable of hearing Black voices. 8 Players crea...

We pack a lot into the hour and a quarter runtime this week: online escape games, an incredible story box, immersive theatre in LA, opera, virtual reality. Racing through as fast as we can and having a blast (and some technical glitches) while we do it! Laura: The Keeper and the Fungus Among Us -- Headlock Escape Rooms [2:00] Noah FIVARS -- Festival of International VR & AR Stories [13:56...

A big show this week with guests from around the globe. Joep van Gorp of Doloris Meta Maze in the Netherlands joins us to talk about their immersive art experience, Evan Neiden of Candle House Collective on their current epic festival run, and LA Times Game Critic Todd Martens chats with host Noah Nelson about LA haunts, Avengers Campus, and the VIVE Flow which he spent time with ahead of its reve...

This episode splits into two big chunks – first up the Crew talks about the two big show reveals this week: Arkham Asylum in London and the Secret Cinema produced League of Legends: Arcane based on the Netflix series in Los Angeles. We go NERDY. Then its a kinda normal Review Crew with: Laura on Wayfinding  by Chloë Bass [41:30] Noah on Ascension  from The Echo Theatre Company [53:35] Pa...

This week on the show we talk with Keram Malicki-Sánchez, the founder of FIVARS – Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories – about the festival's transplantation from Toronto to West Hollywood for 2021. FIVARS opens in WeHo on Oct. 15 and is accessible online soon after. Then David Bassuk, professor of Theatre Arts at Purchase College SUNY joins us to kick off a new seg...

This time around it's a Halloweenapalooza as Blake and Kevin dive into haunted attractions and cult cases, while Patrick adds some song with the online musical The LEA Project. SHOW RUNDOWN Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary - Blake [1:00] Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood - Kevin [12:52] Unravel - Blake [26:10] The LEA Project - Patrick [36:27]  Featuring: Bl...

This week on the show: Clem Garritty of Swamp Motel dials in from London to talk about the origins of the company, their work on the Isklander Trilogy, and just how the pandemic pivot opened up incredible new doors for the Swamp Motel team. Then Julie Tremblay of PHI Studio taps in to share with us the installation side of The Infinite, their collaboration with Felix & Paul Studios that is cur...

This week it's four members of the crew with five shows broken into two blocks. First up is a podplay triptych in the form of the Tender Absence festival, then its a double dose of LA Spooky Season as both Creep & Delusion held their press nights this past weekend. The Rundown Part I: Tender Absence The City at Your Feet w/Leah [0:57] A Walk in the Park w/Patrick [7:00] Run Club w/Kevin [9:20]...

This week on the show we go bicoastal, with Illumination NYC , a Festival of Lights that's warming up Brooklyn this October and The Last Syllable , the online exploration of the Scottish Play from LA's Independent Shakespeare Company, known for Free Shakespeare in the Park in Griffith Park. Plus: the first series of Immersive 101 wraps up with a long look at larp or LARP if you're old school. Show...

Hey there, True Believers! Before you jump in know this: there's a-cursing ahead. Just a little around the 29:00 mark and then a whole $@%^#!! lot of it in the last segment. Context at the top of the show, but consider yourself warned. The Rundown Kathryn - Venice VR [3:42] Blake - Artifacts of No Consequence [17:20] Laura - Pipilotti Rist: Big Heartedness, Be My Neighbor [28.30]  Noah - Knot...

This week: Felix Lajeunesse of the Emmy Award-winning Felix and Paul Studios is with us to talk about The Infinite their collaboration with PHI which brings their work with NASA on the International Space Station down to Earth and gives it a whole new dimension. Prof. Julia Ritter joins us to talk about her new book Tandem Dances , which explores immersive work their the lens of choreography...

This week Kevin hosts, Patrick basically triple dips, and Noah is loopy from a flu shot and talks Star Wars. Of course, he's supposed to talk Star Wars, so at least he's not totally gone. Kevin & Patrick tackle Deadbolt Mystery Society — Conspiracy [1:45] Patrick reports back on Welcome to Retropolis [14:42] and I Expect You To Die 2 [23:09] Noah & Patrick on Star Wars: Tales from the Gala...

A special bonus episode focusing on the release of Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge -- Last Call . We interview ILMxLAB's Jose Perez III, Ian Bowie, and Ronman Ng about the Last Call expansion that brings the Tales duology to a satisfying conclusion. Get ready to nerd out with NoPro's Star Wars Geek in Chief, because it's lightspeed to Batuu. For more with Jose Perez III and ILMxLAB's Alyss...

This week on the show: new work from some of Third Rail Project's long time collaborators, a look at how neuroscientists measure immersion, a peek inside the VR Chat Prefabs community and more more more! The Rundown: Zach Morris and Tara OCon on Return The Moon [4:00] Immersive 101 [28:23] Fionna of Studio CyFi [32:22] Pick of the Week [43:00] Paul J. Zak of Immersion Neuroscience [46:09] Associat...

This week we break format a bit as the Crew talks about the earthshaking news of the new Punchdrunk show -- The Burnt City -- coming to London next year. Then we get into a bit of Venice VR Expanded [27:00] and the Vellum LA/Standard Vision collab in LA [40:00]. It's a weird one but a fun one! With Kathryn Yu, Kevin Gossett, Laura Hess, Blake Weil, and Noah Nelson in the host chair. Hosted on Acas...

This week it's the kickoff for SPOOKY SEASON here in our home territory of Southern California so we're going all out with: A visit to CREEP LA's brand new venue THE GHOST LIGHT [4:00] A talk with Jon Braver, creator of Delusion [19:00] And we round up our Haunt Club with writers Juliet Bennett Rylah (The Hustle), Jeff Heimbuch (HorrorBuzz), and NoPro New England's own Leah Davis. [35:00] Plus hea...

This week: Anthony Robinson on The Vandermist Dossier Kevin Gossett on Planning Your Escape [16:30] Patrick McClean on BRCvr [29:23] Blake Weil on I'm So Hot [42:21] Hosted by Kevin Gossett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.