Overhear- It’s Not a Box Theatre
Artistic Directors: Torien Cafferata, Amberlin Hsu
OVERHEAR PARIS (2017)
CO-PRODUCERS: Stephanie Merulla, Lauren Allen
DEVELOPER: Jacob Niedzwiecki
SOUND DESIGN: Connor Brousseau
STORYTELLERS: Claire Burgess, Rachel Cunningham, Cecilia Gragnani, Martha Patterson
VENUE: Various (promenade)
Overhear Paris launched in October 2017. This is It's not a Box Theatre's second instalment of their Pod Play and first international production exploring real untold stories.
From the creators of HYPNEUROSIS and PROJECT O comes a radical outdoor theatre show.
This is an experiment in intimacy, made to be experienced by one audience member at a time. Equipped with only your wits, your phone, and an iPod, you must navigate a world of unheard stories. The venue: parks, streets, bridges, any urban nooks the audience can find on their GPS map. The stories: audio monologues, poetry, confessions, secrets of the strangers you pass by on the street.
“it’s a strange sort of intimacy that happens when you have a situation like this where two people, seemingly isolated with their headphones on, are in fact connected via virtual and corporeal transmission of a narrative.” - EffieGonis
