That's not a typo
IMMERSIVE
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Want a clear a room of immersive creators?
Start talking about business.
Margins. Markets. Operations. Distribution.
I mean, seriously, did any of us get into the arts to talk about profit and loss?
But let’s be honest. It haunts us. We can’t produce creative work without resources and for most of us, resource means money. And money means sponsorships and most of all, audiences. And by audience we mean actual human beings that will pay their hard-earned dough for a taste of what we do. Why do people spend hundreds, if not thousands to hear Taylor Swift sing songs they could sing in their sleep? Because TS has figured out that people will pay for what they care about and if you take care of what they care about, they will spend the money you need to run a billion-dollar worldwide tour.
Which brings us to the Immersive Immersive. In a nutshell, Denver is hosting the next big thing in immersive, after the Denver Immersive Gathering. And while the DIG was about love, and creativity and community, the Immersive Immersive is about distribution. And before you bleh yourself into boredom, consider this: Distribution is the mechanical word for building a national and international network of places ready to build audiences, sell tickets, and support your work.
Do we have your interest?
Great.
Because once again Denver is a the center of the biggest, most important idea in immersive. And this time it’s about bringing together producers and artists and starting a conversation about selling your immersive work across the country.
Oh yeah.
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In this issue
- Opera, Vampires, and more!
- The Immersive Immersives
- Jobs, gigs, and auditions!
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PRODUCTIONS OPENING IN SEPTEMBER
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"Missed Connection" is a limited-run, outdoor immersive experience in downtown Denver’s Commons Park. Attendees take part in the adventure directly, getting to know several characters and attempting to solve the mystery of a missed connection. (Check out this great write up in 303!)
The Seeker is searching for someone they recently met but have not been able to find since. Armed with a map and clues about this connection, you will seek out and interact with potential Lovers who convey clues and story through operatic storytelling and unique audience activity and interaction.
Without the gender identity of the Lovers or the sexual orientation of the Seeker, you will have to keep an open mind about who the missed connection is...
When: 6:30p Sept 19, 22
Where: Commons Park
2101 15th St, Denver, CO 80202
Price: $35 - Tickets available here!
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Cypherbird Projects launches in Boulder with an immersive mashup of performance art, plays, creative nonfiction, poetry, and interactive arts by Colorado Creatives on the theme of CONUNDRUMS.
Curated by Lisa Wagner Erickson and directed by Veronica Straight-Lingo, CONUNDRUMS features original works by Colorado creatives Jeff Becker, Lisa Wagner Erickson, Grace Gee, Judith Sara Gelt, Kyle Hossli, Amber Irish, Ben Nicholson, and Sara Rockinger.
When: September 30, 2023
6:30 PM: Doors Open, Interactive Art Installations
7:00 PM: Avant-Garde Variety Show
8:00 PM: Interactive & Collaborative Arts
Where: Junkyard Social Club, 2525 Frontier Ave Suite A, Boulder, CO 80301
Price: $15
Learn more and get tickets here.
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It had been said that the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins was haunted, but most brushed it off as superstition. However, recent supernatural activity has audiences in chills. The Haunting is Real.
To help investigate and perhaps eliminate the ghostly disturbances, paranormal investigators Anthem and Aria have been called in. Working as a team they’ve earned nationwide acclaim for their effectiveness. Hopefully they can supply answers and solutions to this paranormal infestation. However, when things go wrong, the investigation turns dangerous. Everyone must work together to put the dark spirit to rest with a seance.
When: 7:30pm Oct 1
Where: The Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre
417 W Magnolia St, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Price: $20-$25
Learn more and purchase tickets here.
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Do you have the guts to take down a Vampire? Join us for Zeppelin Station's Immersive Halloween pop up!
Welcome Students & join us for an unforgettable evening at the Slayers Vampire Academy! Get ready to dive into a world of thrilling mystery and supernatural intrigue. This in-person event will take place in the Mezzanine at Zeppelin Station, Opening September 15th.
This Halloween season, when spirits are high and the Supernatural walk among us we must train the best and brightest to stake down our sparkle-skinned, bloodsucking enemy! You will step into a realm where vampires lurk in the shadows. Immerse yourself in a captivating storyline as you unravel secrets, solve puzzles, and interact with intriguing characters.
When: Sept 4-Oct 31
Where: The Mezzanine at Zeppelin Station
Zeppelin Station 3501 Wazee Street Denver, CO 80216
Price: $19.95
Learn more and purchase tickets here.
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After a successful 6-month pop up at the Denver Pavilions, Verse Immersive returns to the greater Denver area inside the Southwest Plaza Mall. The Holographic Theater joins Round1, Escape the Room, and GlowGolf as flagship entertainment options within the suburban mall.
When: On-Going
Where: 8501 W Bowles Ave
Suite 1055
Littleton, CO 80123
Price: $29.99-$99.99
Learn more and purchase tickets here.
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PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
Pitch immersive projects to over 25 presenters from across the country at The Immersive Immersive
Pitch application deadline: Monday, October 9, 2023 at 11:00am Mountain Time
LEARN MORE HERE
The Immersive Immersive is the first convening of its kind, aiming to build a national distribution network in support of immersive art and entertainment. It will bring together leaders, programmers, marketers and board members from more than 25 presenting and producing organizations across the country, along with immersive producers, creators, and other industry professionals from around the world. Over three days in Denver, CO (November 13-15, 2023), we’ll learn, connect, strategize, experience immersive entertainment, expand our networks, discover new projects, and make deals. You can find more information and register for the convening here: https://denvercenter.org/immersive-immersive
All producers, creators, and agents seeking to pitch projects at The Immersive Immersive must submit a pitch application and pay the application fee ($50 for 1-2 projects, $150 for up to 6 projects). Click here to learn more and submit a proposal.
The presenters attending the convening are primarily seeking existing projects but are also open to pitches for projects in development. We hope to feature a wide variety of projects (content, scale, financial models, venue and production needs), including site-specific or site-adaptive work, projects that fit in black box theatres, and large-scale projects requiring substantial buildouts.
We acknowledge that the field of immersive entertainment hasn’t showcased the full spectrum of lived experiences and perspectives, and we are dedicated to expanding opportunities for all artists, especially those who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, artists with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We would like this call for proposals to be seen by as many people as possible in order to create a large and diverse pool of applicants. Pease share this with any organizations, networks, or individuals who should know about it and/or let us know at offcenter@dcpa.org.
Additionally, Charlie Miller of Off Center will be holding virtual Office Hours to answer questions at the following times and links:
Tuesday, September 26 at 10:30am Mountain Time ( click here to join the meeting)
Friday, September 29 at 12:00pm Mountain Time ( click here to join the meeting)
Monday, October 2 at 7:30pm Mountain Time ( click here to join the meeting)
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This Month's Community Meetup
What: September Immersive Industry Happy Hour
Who: Anyone in the immersive industry and those who are seeking to get connected to the industry.
Where: 13th Floor Haunted House's Shriekeasy Bar
When: September 25th 5:30-8:30pm
Price: Free to attend, please consider purchasing a beverage to support our hosts. Additionally, bundled Haunt + Behind the Screams Tour packages will be available to our attendees at a special discount!
13th Floor does not charge for parking. Many of their neighbors do, and will advertise haunt parking but they are NOT affiliated; there is FREE street parking available.
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Casa Bonita is expanding their entertainment team!
Casa Bonita is seeking professional performers with strong movement comedy backgrounds for its theatrical cast. Under the direction of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Casa Bonita is hiring full-time and part-time performers to enrich and develop the future of live entertainment in Denver. Applicants should be comfortable with improvisation, theatrical movement, and immersive elements such as audience interactions. Primarily, Casa Bonita seeks charismatic storytellers looking to curate magical guest experiences.
Salary: $20-$25 / hour
Benefits: Weekly paycheck, sick leave, full-time employees eligible for PTO, Health, Dental, Vision
Role Requirements:
- Immersive and improvised performances to prescribed tracks
- 1 year of professional experience
- Refined sense of humor and the ability to interact with guests ages 2-100
Visit CasaBonitaJobs.com for more info & to apply!
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Camp Christmas is Hiring!
Welcome home, Campers!
The season’s campiest, quirkiest holiday tradition is returning to its original location — Stanley Marketplace — after a nearly sold-out run in 2019! Immerse yourself in a 15,000 square-foot, 360-degree kaleidoscope of yuletide cheer at this year’s Camp Christmas!
Click here to view the variety of positions available and apply.
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Congratulations to DCPA Off-Center's New Line Producer!
Earlier this summer, we advertised for DCPA Off-Center's Line Producer position. From what we've heard, the number of incredibly qualified applicants was so overwhelming that the posting was closed after opening for a brief window.
We're thrilled to congratulate Courtney Ozaki on her new position with Off-Center and can't wait to see what the future holds! We're also thrilled to hear how much talent we have in the community.
Can we gush a second? Courtney is one of us. She is a natural collaborator, a connector, creator and a doer. We couldn't me more pleased and excited for her and the entire Immersive Denver Community.
Congrats Courtney!
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Camp Christmas Returns to the Stanley Market!
We are very excited to hear that Camp Christmas is returning to its original location, the Stanley Marketplace from Nov 16 – Dec 24, 2023
Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday July 18th!
Can you hear the jingle bells?
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Catamounts announce their 2024 Season!
After another successful Feed in August, The Catamounts will be back with Impossible Things (May 24-June 16, 2024), created in collaboration with visual artist Lonnie Hanzon.
A building, reminiscent of an English curio shop, is being built into the hillside at Marjorie Park located next to Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre. It will contain a new permanent exhibit, created by its original designer, Lonnie Hanzon–The Cabinet of Curiosities & Impossibilities. The Catamounts are collaborating with Hanzon to create an immersive theatre experience in and around the newly expanded exhibit. Impossible Things will be written by Colorado playwright Jessica Austgen.
Impossible Things begins at a coming-of-age ceremony. Audience are cast as young people on the cusp of adulthood. But what happens when the ceremony is disrupted by haunts from the new adults’ childhoods, there to lead them back once more into a space not of responsibility but of imagination and impossibility?
Late in the summer of 2024 will be the world-premiere of After the End (August 5, 2024–September 14, 2024), created in partnership with Anythink Huron, an Adams County-based library. After the End asks: what happens to fictional characters once the story ends? When their last reader no longer remembers them, where do they go? If their author is gone, are they? After The End is a journey through the bardo-esque landscape of wayward storybook characters who are fighting for survival in a world intent on forgetting them. We think of reading a story as entering a portal into a new world, but in this immersive theatre experience, the portal comes after the story ends. After the End will be written by Colorado playwright Luke Sorge.
Learn more at https://www.thecatamounts.org/
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Ongoing Productions are Online!
We host an interactive map of ongoing immersive shows, installations, escape rooms, and haunts around town. We're continuing to build out the website to make it easier for non-subscribers to find productions, and to keep the newsletter focused on the latest updates, openings, and community news.
If you'd like to add a listing we missed, or would like to correct/update information, please send us an email!
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The Advice
You arrive and are escorted into a room. Your group is small, maybe 2-3 people. Pam enters and explains what is about to happen. She tells you about her life, her dreams, her aspirations. She details her enemies, her crushes and her relationships. She explains that her office party is on the other side of the door. And before she goes in, she wants help. As a group, you give her advice. Chat up the boss? Admit her feelings for a coworker? Confront Judy, who she is sure is stealing her lunch from the freezer? Or should she just be quiet and get through the night? Once you have finished giving your advice, you all enter the party. That’s when you realize that there are a dozen other characters who have been given advice by other audience members. Grab a drink and a canapé, this party is about to get real.
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