Comments on: Praxis Theatre 2011 Season https://praxistheatre.com/2011/06/praxis-theatre-2011-season/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:16:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1 By: Aislinn https://praxistheatre.com/2011/06/praxis-theatre-2011-season/comment-page-1/#comment-4240 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:09:50 +0000 https://praxistheatre.com/?p=6557#comment-4240 Those are all great questions Jordan, many of which I’ve been considering for the project. I’m also really looking forward to talking to the players and the audience members about their experiences with the game in their youth… how differently does the power of imagination of a 13 year-old work versus the imagination of a 30 or 40 year old? Mostly I’m hoping it will be great fun for the players, our live designers and the audience while I get to learn stuff.

With regards to the nature of the audience interaction, I’m really excited to see what we can do there. Again, I’m hoping my “consultants” will have some ideas for me (I’m happy to get ideas from the experts), and Praxis is always interested in exploring new ways to engage with audiences before, during and after our presentations.

Happy to chat more here on the blog, or via @praxistheatre on twitter, and I’m also contactable via aislinnrose@praxistheatre.com. Feel free to send along ideas, suggestions, questions or comments.

We’re also being interviewed along with a few other Fringe shows for Electric Playground this week, so I’ll let you know when that’s going to be on. Thanks for writing!

]]> By: Aislinn https://praxistheatre.com/2011/06/praxis-theatre-2011-season/comment-page-1/#comment-4239 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:59:16 +0000 https://praxistheatre.com/?p=6557#comment-4239 Thanks Duncan. I have to admit outright that your question panicked me a little. The very reason for this project is for me to get to know the game for a larger project that’s in the very early stages of investigation. So I’m both pleased and nervous about the attention the Fringe project is getting from people who are serious it. But I’m serious about getting to know it, so I’ve talked to a few friends (and people I’ve recruited as “consultants”) and already I’m learning amazing things… like that there’s a huge debate among players regarding 3.5 versus 4.0. I would love to hear back from gamers on this topic, and I absolutely have no doubt that what we play in the room will be affected by what people tell us on the blog or via @praxistheatre on twitter.

]]> By: Jordan Mechano https://praxistheatre.com/2011/06/praxis-theatre-2011-season/comment-page-1/#comment-4238 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:43:28 +0000 https://praxistheatre.com/?p=6557#comment-4238 Hi!

The DnD show sounds pretty intriguing.  I’m curious to know what the topic of research is?

I find it interesting to think about the relationship between games and theatre.  On the subject of interactivity, there is much common ground between table-top games and improv.  Both require in-the-moment inputs from participants, and both work as a shared storytelling experience.

Some questions that are difficult to answer, and are perhaps the focus of your experiment:

-Can it be entertaining to watch?

-When does it stop being theatre and start being a game?

-Can your audience also be players, and if so, are they still audience members?  

-What level of interaction is just enough?

I remember reading that Penny Arcade did a live “performance” of one of their DnD sessions, and it apparently went over very well (though they could probably fill any room with interested nerds).

I’d love to know more about your process!

Thanks,

Jordan

]]> By: Duncan McCallum https://praxistheatre.com/2011/06/praxis-theatre-2011-season/comment-page-1/#comment-4237 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:08:19 +0000 https://praxistheatre.com/?p=6557#comment-4237 DD. Amazing. I confess, I still meet twice a month to game with my friends from home. Huge respect. What edition?

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