by No Proscenium | Sep, 2020 | No Proscenium: The Guide To Everything Immersive: Capital W is one of Los Angeles’ premiere immersive theatre companies, having first made their mark with the award winning Hamlet-Mobile in the early days of the immersive renaissance in LA and have gone on to produce envelope pushing work in Southland and Denver.
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Capital W is a very prestigious immersive theater in LA which I have only heard about, although the prospect of being able to attend it in- person seems like a not- to- miss- opportunity for anyone, given how famous their immersive theater experience techniques are. Capital W has been constantly known to push the envelope further and further ahead, with their innovative techniques of having the audiences engage with the content.
That is why getting to know that they are coming up with another show, while maintaining all social distancing protocols is such an exciting news. The past few months have been difficult for everyone alike- life just does not seem to be getting back to the way it was before all of this started. In lieu of this, theaters coming up with ways to entertain the audiences with new content seems to hint that life may start to get normal and less difficult.
Hopefully, Capital W is able to still maintain the standard of art that it has established even though it has had to curb a few of their ways.
What a Fantastic idea! I totally wish I were back in Los Angeles right now. I would love to walk among one of the burn areas and listen to this as I experience a total emotional journey. This is really an awesome way of providing theatre without the theatre or theatrical aspects we often associate with them. This is clearly a journey and one I would love to hear the story of as I walk along those mountains… again, but in a new light. As much as the fires are terrifying and dangerous… They have a beauty to them, and they bring a beauty to the landscape when that area is ready for it. I have an interesting relationship with fires growing up with them in Los Angeles and seeing them threaten my home as they burned the mountains I live on. When the fires arrive, because they will arrive again, it reminds me to cleanse myself by throwing away what bogs me down, opening room to grow something I enjoy in its place. The fire does this same thing to the landscape and this theatrical journey likely provides that same reset of mind and body for those that experience it.
The idea of a commentary on wildfire taking place within the burned remains of some of the deadliest natural disasters sounds so moving, and is quite inspirational for future work. Seeing how they can take such a tragedy, and use the still fresh remains to create a deep emotional connection to the work is an inspiring for the future of theater, especially following the pandemic, and all the tragedies that entail. This reminder of what we are able to accomplish in our field is chilling, yet exciting, and I am hopeful for the future of the arts.
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