Entertainment Central Pittsburgh: Livestreamed theater moves beyond the Zoom format with Quantum Theatre’s production of Wild (free online October 20 to 25). Quantum is using realistic methods to stage and stream a political psycho-thriller inspired by real events. Wild, by English writer Mike Bartlett, is a fictional takeoff on the Edward Snowden case.
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I have been waiting to hear from Quantum Theatre! I was hoping they’d come up with something despite these Coronavirus challenges. “And Quantum has chosen this play to create a streamed event that doesn’t rely on the usual Covid-era practice of putting actors in separate locations, then jumping between them or Zooming them together onscreen.” This show is only a cast of three. That attracts me. If Quantum Theatre can engage their audience not only virtually but also with a cast that you can count on one hand, then they’re definitely doing something right. This production can be streamed up until tomorrow, so I actually might watch it tonight and make a more in depth assessment. I’m really very curious to see how they handled technical design challenges. But this is a curiosity for me with any and all virtual productions. But from what I gather about Quantum Theatre, if anybody can persevere and achieve something mid-COVID, Quantum can.
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