From 'Drunken Shakespeare' to a musical drama set in 1950s Havana, a guide to New York City's immersive theater scene
Immersive theater productions—where you might be part of the show—are popping up all over New York City. The best ones take place in the oddest spaces, from an abandoned hospital to an old graveyardSURE YOU’VE GOT the right address?” the cabdriver asked dubiously as we pulled up to a gloomy building on a back street in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. I shared his skepticism.
It was indeed my destination—Kingsland Ward at St. John, a century-old hospital—but it looked entirely abandoned. When the unmarked door creaked open, however, a woman dressed as a nurse checked my name off her list and ushered me inside. For the next two hours, 14 fellow “inmates” and I were led through 22 decorated rooms, the sprawling stage of “Then She Fell,” a dreamlike theatrical piece inspired by “Alice in Wonderland.” We jumped...
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