The No Proscenium Podcast

This week we've got some BIG NEWS about our upcoming events as we evolve into our next form (I'm hoping for Charizard) as a non-profit organization. We've also got a regular episode for you with a fantastic lineup from Venice VR Expanded, Superblue, and more. Venice VR Expanded w/ curators Liz Rosenthal and Michel Reilhac [5:33] Immersive 101 [26:13] Superblue's Kathleen Forde and Margot Mott...

This time out, technical difficulties leaves the crew down a member, but that doesn't stop us. Patrick McLean on RECON, the Reality Escape Convention [1:56] Blake Weil on Alterra's Gala [20:40] Noah Nelson on Gatsby: An Immersive Illumination [33:55] Hosted by Noah Nelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the show: We walk the digital playa of BRCvr and reflect on Burning Man 2020 with an eye towards the 2021 Virtual Burn. [4:30] Odyssey Works' Abraham Burickson & Ayden LeRoux tell us about their new Experience Design Certificate Program. [18:00] Emma Buttin, New Media officer of the French Embassy in the United States tells us about the upcoming Digital Playgrounds program, which...

This time out, three reviews and a long look at pricing models for online work. Patrick McLean: Once in a Blue Moon (Mobile Escapes, Online) [0:50] (This rolls into the pricing model convo.) Noah Nelson: Optika Piñata (Optika Moderna/La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, [29:23] Kathryn Yu: Field Guide to Memory (Jeeyon Shim and Shing Yin Khor, printed materials) ( [50:30] Hosted by: Kevin Gossett Hosted...

This week on the show we will take you from the virtual Burning Man playa of BRCvr to a chat with the author of Tamara  the original hit immersive play which is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new printing of the text that dropped just this month. That plus we check in with Scott Stein of CNET, bring you an all-new Immersive 101, and the Pick of the Week.  Show Clock Headlines [1...

This week: Laura on Divine Immersion: The Experiential Art of Nick Dong  [2:12] Patrick on Trover Saves The Universe - Squanch Games [14:36] Kathryn on The Walks  - Rimini Protokoll [25:00] Hosted by Noah Nelson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another packed week! We visit the Emmy nominated Little Cinema Digital in their new digs in Vernon, CA. Wait. That Vernon? (4:22) Kathryn drops in for some Immersive 101 (13:47) NoPro's Arts Editor Laura Hess shares thoughts on her latest adventures (18:36) David Hutchinson of Gamepath Experience shares how they're bringing Monopoly Lifesized to London (31:06) Patrick McLean has the Pick of the We...

This week we start off with something a little different, as the Crew reacts to the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser news, specifically the PRICE and what we think the longevity of this premium experience will be. Then it is on to the reviews: Patrick tackles Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife for VR (17:50) Laura discusses the digital art installation DATA | ergo sum | RELOADED  by Spanish multi...

A jam-packed show this week kicks off with a burst of headlines. Then: Ricky Brigante brings us a special report on Immersive Art Experiences featuring voices from Superblue, Meow Wolf, Wonderspaces, and Lighthouse Immersive the producers of the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibits that are popping up across the United States and Canada. [5:25] The latest Immersive 101 segment takes on one of Kathryn's fav...

This week on the NoPro Review Crew show: Blake makes the case for Spectacle and Mirth's Journey to the Kingdom of Hypnos as pick of the week [1:30] Laura explores Cluster at Museum Fiasco inside Las Vegas' Area 15 [9:50] Kevin takes us back to the Blaseball diamond, okay, the interdimensional void but... look it's a whole thing [19:35] Noah swings back to Vegas, virtually, with the Viva Las Vengen...

This week on the show: Michael Andersen of ARGN.com talks lets us know what's hot in the world of ARGs [4:58] Edward Mylechreest has the Pick of the Week [15:54] Allie Marotta speaks with Regan Linton  and  Maggie Whittum two theatre artists and disability activists from Denver, Colorado to mark Disability Pride Month [21:23] Kathryn Yu is here with another Immersive 101 lesson [35:19] A...

This week the Review Crew gathers under Kevin Gossett's watchful eye to discuss: An update from Patrick on his story from last week [00:50] Madrid Noir (VR, Oculus Platforms) - Patrick [11:20] Endure: Run Woman Show (NYC, Melanie Jones) - Edward [21:40] Every Day I'll Hope (LA, Siobhán O’Loughlin) - Juliet [33:53 For even more from the Crew this week check out the Review Rundown on No Proscenium ....

Writer Daysha Veronica raises the stakes writing the book for the new immersive musical Brassroots District Live in the Lot '73 . In this interview, recorded as part of the production of the lead story on this week's podcast, we get the full lowdown on how she joined the show and what she brought into the mix. Catch the original story in this week's podcast , and catch Brassroots District , now pl...

This week on the show: We get down with Brassroots District: Live in the Lot '73 [5:05] Check-in with Kent Bye of the Voices of VR Podcast [14:57] Uncover the Review Crew's Pick of the Week [27:30] Chat with designer and author Laura E. Hall about her new book Planning Your Escape [31:50] Drop another edition of Immersive 101 [43:25] Learn all about Iron Game Designer and The Maze on Planet 7 with...

This week the Review Crew tackles: Candle House Collective - Lovers Anonymous (Online), reviewed by Kathryn Yu Shadow of the Run presents Dreamwalkers (Cleveland, Ohio), reviewed by Patrick McLean Brassroots District (Los Angeles), reviewed by Kevin Gossett Brian Sander's JUNK presents Dragonbutter (Philidelphia), reviewed by Blake Weil Hosted by Noah Nelson For more from the crew check out this w...

The first of our "Overtime" series of podcasts, this is the second half of our interview with Gayatri Parameswaran & Felix Gaedtke of NowHere Media -- the creators of Kusunda, which won the Storyscapes Grand Jury Prize for best Virtual Reality Storytelling at Tribeca Immersive in June. For the first part of the interview, check of episode 301 of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Now available for all! The NoPro Review Crew meets every week to swap stories about the immersive art & entertainment they've been exploring. These discussions, hosted by a rotating crew led by NoPro LA Reviews Editor Kevin Gossett, are recorded each week in the NoPro Discord and can be attended LIVE. Previously a Patreon Backer exclusive, the NEW ERA of the NoPro Podcast means that the Crew w...

The first episode of the new era. NoPro is now in magazine show format! In this edition we:  Take a trip to Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart (00:01:52) Check-in with our friends at Room Escape Artist (00:12:43)  Meet Gayatri Parameswaran & Felix Gaedtke,  the creators of the award-winning VR documentary Kusunda (00: 22:12) Get the NoPro Review Crew’s Pick Of The Week (00:34:01) Immersive...

The new era of the NoPro Podcast begins on July 9th, and this week we're going to give you a taste. Check out all we do at No Proscenium and Everything Immersive . Brought to you by our generous Patreon backers. This minisode features music by Chris Porter, and sound effects courtesy of freesound.org , including tracks by users supadoh, Racche, and kyles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

300 Three Hundred It's difficult to fathom. So to help we brought along Kathryn, Anthony, Kevin, Leah, Laura, Blake, Michaela, Juliet, and Patrick to reminisce about how they got started in immersive, and with us. About where things are going as we dust ourselves off and ready for a new era... and about just what the podcast is going to become. The End Of An Era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

This week Siobhán O'Loughlin, creator of Broken Bone Bathtub and the Please Don't Touch The Artist online series joins host Noah Nelson to talk about PDT and her upcoming new in-person show in Los Angeles called Every Day I'll Hope . Special guest appuurance by Detective Munch, the cat. (Listen close!) Show Notes Siobhán O'Loughlin - Events Tribeca Diary Tribeca Coverage Kickoff Review Rundown Cal...

This week we talk with creators from two incredible projects in Tribeca Immersive -- Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, and Yasmin Elayat join us from the VR narrative series 'The Changing Same,' which views the long history of racial injustice in America through the lens of magical realism, while Lady PheOnix and Sutu talk with us about celebrating the life of Breonna Taylor by planting 'Breonna's...

Innerspace VR co-founder Balthazar Auxietre and writer Rob Morgan join us to talk about Maskmaker , the new game from Innerspace published by MWM Interactive that puts players into the role of an apprentice mask maker who must unravel the mystery that haunts a magical island ruled by the master mask maker Prospero. Show Notes Maskmaker   Innerspace VR Brassroots DIstrict: The Opening Act For LA's...

2020 was a long year for everyone, and especially so for Paige Solomon CEO & Creative Director of DTLA's Elsewhere at the Madcap Motel. The attraction's opening night was planned for the very night that everything shut down in California, and the project remained in limbo until opening last month. We talk with Solomon and with the Motel's Director of Theatrical Experience, Claire Chapelli, from IN...

This week choreographer and creator Koryn Wicks ( I Love You Much, SQUEEZE ME TO DEATH ; Casting ) and her collaborators from Willing Kompany participated in an online Forum centering on the ideas discussed in her recent three-part Crafting Immersive series on No Pro. This recording effectively becomes the fourth part of the series, and features both the company member's thoughts and questions fro...