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Exploring the renaissance in immersive theatre and interactive events. Hosted by Noah Nelson, creator of No Proscenium, a free events listing newsletter in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco. Visit NoProscenium.com to sign up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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August 14, 20261 hr 45 min

Prom Night '99, Las Vegas & Midsummer Scream

This week we're joined by Majestic Repertory Theatre's Troy Heard whose Prom Night '99 was recently attended by NoPro team members Briana Roecks & Anthony Robinson, as well as host Noah Nelson. The four also were all at the most recent edition of Midsummer scream -- the world's biggest Halloween & Horror convention in Long Beach for what turned out to be the LAST edition of the con there. (Don't worry, it's only moving down the road to Anaheim.)The gang peppers Troy with questions about Prom Night, goes long on some of the pieces in the Hall of Shadows, and talks Vegas past, present, and future in this rather "After Dark" edition that was recorded after the sun went down.SHOW NOTESProm Night '99Melodramatic Delights On The Dance Floor: 'Prom Night ’99' Lights Up Vegas’ Arts District (The NoPro Review)Majestic Rep TheatreSceam'dMidsummer ScreamMidsummer Scream Is The Spooky Season Preview Every SoCal Haunter LovesUniversal Horror UnleashedOne Year Of Screams Later: 'Universal Horror Unleashed Las Vegas' Spices Up The Summer (The NoPro Review)Odyssey Adventure Company (Nevermore)How Sweet It Is: Museum of Ice Cream - Las Vegas (Review)Plaza Hotel & CasinoAREA15Briana Roecks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 7, 202615 min

Minisode: August 2026

This week just a quick minisode with some program & event updates!SHOW NOTESThe New York Immersive InvitationalMelodramatic Delights On The Dance Floor: 'Prom Night ’99' Lights Up Vegas’ Arts District (The NoPro Review)How Sweet It Is: Museum of Ice Cream - Las Vegas (Review)1986-6-6Midsummer Scream Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 31, 20261 hr 11 min

Understanding The Immersive Audience w/Kathryn Yu

This week on the show, Immersive Experience Institute co-founder Kathryn Yu joins host Noah Nelson to talk about her ongoing series Understanding The Immersive Audience, which takes a deep dive into looking at what makes the immersive enthusiast cohort tick and provides some advice on what could best be called good marketing hygiene for immersive work in a time when producers find it increasingly difficult to find their audience.SHOW NOTESThe Understanding The Immersive Audience SeriesThe Immersive Experience InstituteThe New York Immersive InvitationalTech firm Fever produces live shows worldwide, with local consequences (Seattle Times) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 24, 20261 hr 16 min

Onward To Edinburgh!

This week on the show we're joined by a delightful panel of immersive creators who are headed to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe — the largestperforming arts fest in the world that pretty much takes over Edinburgh, Scotland for the month of August – for a very loose conversation that feels a bit like sneaking backstageJoining us for the episode are are Emily Carding, creator and performer of Hamlet (an experience), Peter Michael Marino, whose Planet of the Grapes is headed to Fringe after a sold our run in NYC, and Katy Murphy, creator of the interactive games how (No) Refunds — which is hosted by her alter ego Tiffany Gold.SHOW NOTESHamlet (an experience)Planet of the Grapes(No) Refunds NoPro's Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 FOMO Guide Edinburgh Festival Fringe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 17, 202652 min

A One-on-One Chat with Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha's Julia Masli

This week we take a detour to have a one-on-one with an artist we've wanted to talk to since season one: Julia Masli, the creator and performer of the incredible Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha, which is making its way to San Diego starting on July 28th, and will be popping up at the Philadelphia Fringe this September.SHOW NOTESHa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha in San DiegoHa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha at the Philly FringeNext Stage Salon NYC: Finding Your AudienceSubscribe to No Proscenium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 10, 20261 hr 19 min

The New York Crew Gets Feisty

This week host Noah Nelson is joined by esteemed members of the NoPro New York Review Crew: Curator Allie Marotta, East Coast Editor at Large Blake Weil, and Senior Correspondent Nicholas Fortugno for an often feisty conversation about what's happening in the NYC immersive scene in what has been a very busy year. (I mean, look at those Show Notes!)But first the gang digs into the recent, and somewhat controversial announcement of a new Punchdrunk production destined for the Wynn Al Marjan Island, the first casino to be planned for the United Arab Emirates. We dig into what it means for the Punchdrunk brand and a whole lot more as the punches are not pulled.SHOW NOTES Wynn Al Marjan Island Announces Landmark Partnership with Punchdrunk, the Global Pioneers of Immersive TheaterConwell Coffee & Cocktail HallThe CircuitThe Circuit (Review)Lunch DancesTempest Tossed (Review)Hamlet/The FuriesHamlet/The Furies (Review)Woyzeck (Coming Soon Article)ClinamenBalloon MuseumRadiohead Motion Picture HouseMarina Abramović's Balkan Erotic Epic Big FeelingsWhisperlodgeGrowing Takes TimeFestiValle (The thing in Sicily Blake talks about)13th Hour Escape RoomsRip Van Winkle's JourneyEvery Brilliant ThingCats The Jellicle BallLegendary (TV Series)The Rocky Horror Show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 3, 20261 hr 23 min

After The Hollywood Fringe - Test Pilots & Baby Man

This week on the show, a very Season One style episode wherein host Noah Nelson talks to Ellie and Alex DiBerardino of Say Nothing and Leave, the creative team behind the Test Pilots series, along with their oftentimes collaborators Sarah Lew and Danthony, the director and creator of Baby Man. All of which was at Second Place Studios at the Hollywood Fringe Festival last month.We get into what makes the shows work, how the four met up in the underground immersive scene – yes, we still have one of those; no, we will not explain – and other elements of what comes with taking part in something like 40 different runs during Hollywood FringeSHOW NOTESSay Nothing and LeaveTest PilotsChange Your MindDanthonyBaby ManSarah LewEnormous Things: The MusicalReally Big SpoonHollywood Fringe FestivalSecond Place StudiosMirth Arts Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 26, 20261 hr 11 min

An XR Snapshot For Summer '26

This week we're talking about the state of XR -– from what's happening with the new tech to the out-of-home experiences that are actually drawing audiences – with a ridiculously talented panel of practitioners, professionals, and press.Joining host Noah Nelson in the virtual NoPro studio Scarlett Kim (Center for Unclassifiable Technologies and Experiences) , Ray Mosco (General Immersive), Rory Mitchell (Mercantile), and NoPro's Toronto curator Katrina Lat.SHOW NOTESScarlett KimRaymond MoscoRory Mitchell - Mercantile AgencyKatrina LatSony Pictures Invests $100 Million in Cosm, Shared-Reality Venue Owner (Variety)LIVE from AWE 2026 ft. Malia Probst, Mary Matheson, and Shelley Peterson (The AI XR Podcast)Tender Claws: Body ProxySiggraph 2026AWE NiteThe Immersive Experience Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 19, 20261 hr 58 min

Time For A Little Calico Chaos

This week on the show host Noah Nelson is joined by The L.A. Times' Todd Martens, ARGNet owner Michael Andersen, and NoPro's own Kathryn Yu to spin stories from Knott's Ghost Town Alive, do some close reading of a new Harvard Business Review article on immersive experiences, and react to the big Sphere-related news of the week.SHOW NOTESMr. Todd's Wild Ride (L.A. Times)ARGNet‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Set to Screen at Sphere Las Vegas in 2027 (Variety)Why The Best Immersive Experiences Succeed (Harvard Business Review)Understanding The Immersive Audience (Immersive Experience Institute)Knott's Berry Farm's Ghost Town AliveOne of the Best Larps I Ever Played Was at a Theme Park (ARGNet)Pageant of the Masters (Festival of the Arts - Laguna Beach)Museum of Make Believe (Laguna Beach)KcymaerxthaereTest Pilots (Hollywood Fringe) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 12, 20261 hr 28 min

Home Again, Home Again

Out of the blue, we're back, with season 2 of the podcast.This summer we're catching up with our favorite folks, hanging out and talking what we've seen, what they've been making, and generally celebrating the fact that immersive is here and not going anywhere.To kick us off in the new era we're joined by: associate producer of the podcast, and an immersive creator in her own right Parker Sela, Executive Editor Emeritus of No Proscenium and co-founder of The Immersive Experience Institute game designer Kathryn Yu, and Artistic Director of After Hours Theatre Company Graham Wetterhahn.The topics du jour are the Without Walls Festival and L.A.'s immersive scene which has been really hopping this year.SHOW NOTESThe Immersive Experience InstituteAfter Hours Theatre CompanyWithout Walls FestivalTea Party at the End of the WorldSuzikAgain AgainThe Apple Avenue Detective AgencyHandle With CareNight WatchL.A. Immersive SceneDatalandDark Library: The Time MachineYou Must Be Here For The ReadingHatch EscapesUndersignedDrowned Out ProductionsConfessionThe Elysian's Spaghetti FestivalBrassroots DistrictHollywood FringeYoko Ono: Music of the MindHospital of EmotionsGhost Town AliveBeyond L.A.The Still PointMasquerade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.