www.timeout.com/newyork: The McKittrick Hotel looms above West 27th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. To a passerby, there is nothing about the building’s façade that hints at the haunting world that lies within—except, perhaps, for the line of shifting individuals that nervously snakes along the curb.
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This article contains advice for how to have the best sleep no more experience possible. I’m really sad that this wonderful show is closing after so long, but I think it really made a positive impact when it comes to immersive theater and new and interesting theatrical experiences. I hope the hotel does another huge event. In addition to providing a background of sleep no more, this article gave some tips on what to do when going through it to get the best experience possible. I didn’t know some of the audience members were selected to have specific vignettes, and I’d like to know more about how that works. Do they have to learn lines quickly as well? How do the performers select audience members? What if the person ruins the experience? This article raised more questions than it answered. As a side note–I would love to go to see the illusionist experience in this hotel as well, it's another cool immersive experience that would be fun to be a part of.
I first heard about Sleep No More once the announcement came out about the show closing and we were discussing it during rehearsal. Then there was an article last week that went into the history of the show and its producers, but I still had no idea what this immersive show entailed. Reading this article made it clear why the show is a cult classic. I'm curious how the tragic incident in Scotland has to do with the rest of the show but I guess it is hidden in the details. I am hoping over winter break to make my way into the city to see a performance as I love the idea that the set is just as much of a character.
I have so many questions about the logistics of running this show. Props tracking for the average show is difficult, how on earth do they track these props that can end up anywhere in the building or be taken by patrons? How do you train someone to be a swing or an understudy?
Though I am VERY upset that this beautiful piece is closing, you have to appreciate and applaud the actors for keeping the story running for as long as it has. It isn't an easy feat to keep productions running smoothly and for THIS long. As this is in NYC, I will be trying my hardest and my best to be getting tickets before it’s run comes to an end. I do live in New Jersey, so hopefully, I will be able to get a ticket! Macbeth is probably one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, just because the content of it is so so SOO good. It speaks it's volume and is just such a well written piece. I on the other hand, would love to be a part of a production of Macbeth, and as CMU is doing it, I will be very grateful for the chance to help in any way, shape or form. Something I love that this article mentioned was to “notice everything.” I LOVE that every scene has its own meaning down to the prop and even the scent of the room. It brings a whole new meaning to immersive theatre, and I can only hope I can see it before the production’s happy trails.
WOAH WOAH WOAH. How does everyone know about this except for me?! And how on earth did I miss it! This is so cool. I am so sad that it is closing and just heard about it but I am excited to hear other venues are in the works. This is such a brilliant piece of art and I love its choose your own adventure style. I really enjoyed how it discussed the different approaches audience members to take to explore the hotel. I like that you could go back again and again and experience an entirely different show by following different characters or simply exploring the set. They took the idea of every show being different and took it to the extreme! I love it so much! I would really enjoy seeing this especially now as I am really starting to dive into design and why designers make the choices they do. I could only imagine how inspiring this piece would be!
Wow, Sleep No More sounds like a really awesome thing to experience. Originally it was inspired by William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, this play seems to be extremely cool and nuanced. Just to read about the different approaches that could have been taken by it really shows how multi faceted the show is. It is what immersive theater is all about, how narrative stories as well as adventure/visual based stories can come together. Art that has a great- heart wrenching story- as well as impeccable technical elements is what theater is all about. Also, Sleep no More seems to be having positive feedback, it is inspiring people and making them think about not only the message of the show, but the art of the show. That is why art is so great. It can make people want to re-create what has been made to make a new and improved version of it.
With sleep no more about to close I’m going to try and go see sleep no more over christmas break. From reading this I’ve realized that sleep no more is probably so different every time you see it. I assume people can see it 10 times and never have the same experience. It makes me so much sadder that it’s closing. I’m really happy I found this article before I go and (hopefully) see the show. I now know how to experience the show and get the most out of it. This will definitely not be the only guide I look at before seeing the show. I didn’t even know that the McKittrick Hotel had multiple shows that one can go see. I honestly knew nothing about this hotel other than the fact that it housed sleep no more. It’s really cool that they have other shows as well. Maybe in the future I will try and see those shows as well.
I LOVE Punchdrunk! They are one of the most incredible immersive theatre groups I have ever had the privilege to experience. This article was fascinating to me! I know that “Sleep No More” was based off of Macbeth, but I had no idea about its other inspirations. I LOVE “Rebecca”! It is one of my favorite books I have ever read, and to hear that it was partly an inspiration for “Sleep No More” makes me even sadder that it is closing and I wound be able to see it. I am very excited to learn that there might already be plans in the works for a new immersive experience going into where “Sleep No More” currently resides and I hope to be able to see that! I LOVE IMMERSIVE THEATRE! I can;t get enough of it! The thought that by the end of the performance you are no longer an audience member but a resident at the hotel is just stunning!
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