Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Site Specific Theater At New Haven's IKEA. No Instructions Needed
Courant.com: Live theater has played in some offbeat places. But this one’s a doozy.
Theatre 4 launches its fourth annual Acting Out. Four regional playwrights take on the same challenge of writing a new 10-minute play that takes place somewhere in the showroom of IKEA New Haven. Audience members will be lead from play to play by tour guides.
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Well, that's an unusual theatre space. This theatre company seems to be doing some pretty interesting things. When I first read the title of this article, I didn't understand why anyone would ever possibly want to produce theatre in an IKEA, let alone go to see theatre in an IKEA. IKEA can just be a scary place. But when you think about it, this can actually be really cool. I like how the playwrights have written their plays specifically for a certain area/type of room within the store. It is an interesting idea to write a play for the scenery, instead of writing a play, and then adding the scenery later on. I am curious to see the other design elements of these productions. Was there a scenic designer? If so, what was their process like, since most of the "scenery" already existed within the store? Also, I would be curious to hear about the lighting designer's process for these productions. Overall, a very unique and interesting concept.
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