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COVID-safe
Immersive
Drive-in theatre
Reimagining of Romeo & Juliet
COVID-safe
Immersive
Drive-in theatre
Reimagining of Romeo & Juliet
"A one-on-a-kind experience"
-City Weekly; Best of Utah 2020
-City Weekly; Best of Utah 2020
"Remarkably inventive"
-The Utah Review
-The Utah Review
ABOUT
Through Yonder Window was SONDERimmersive's first response to the COVID shutdown. The performers never came closer than 6' from one another the entire show. It takes place in a parking garage, and the audience stays in their vehicles the entire time, with the original soundtrack playing through their radios.
Each car is placed in a specific area of Fair Verona. Whether the Church, the Towne Centre, or the Montague or Capulet home, you are privy to those stories. The narrative of the work warps the original Shakespear as well as imagines full stories for the rest of the characters. Romeo is no more a main character than is Lady Capulet.
You feel part of the action as Montague's and Capulets move all around you including next, to, behind, and in very close proximity. Depending on where your vehicle is placed, and which directions you choose to look, different stories become more prominent.
Through Yonder Window was originally presented Summer 2020 by the Utah Arts Alliance in the parking garage at The Gateway; transformed into Fair Verona through extensive set design.
It was then picked up by UtahPresents Spring 2021, performed on a rooftop parking lot in downtown SLC. The design elements were paired down to hand props and the beautiful setting night sky.
Available as an adaptive event for booking, touring, and private events.
Each car is placed in a specific area of Fair Verona. Whether the Church, the Towne Centre, or the Montague or Capulet home, you are privy to those stories. The narrative of the work warps the original Shakespear as well as imagines full stories for the rest of the characters. Romeo is no more a main character than is Lady Capulet.
You feel part of the action as Montague's and Capulets move all around you including next, to, behind, and in very close proximity. Depending on where your vehicle is placed, and which directions you choose to look, different stories become more prominent.
Through Yonder Window was originally presented Summer 2020 by the Utah Arts Alliance in the parking garage at The Gateway; transformed into Fair Verona through extensive set design.
It was then picked up by UtahPresents Spring 2021, performed on a rooftop parking lot in downtown SLC. The design elements were paired down to hand props and the beautiful setting night sky.
Available as an adaptive event for booking, touring, and private events.
PLAYBILL
Artistic Director - Graham Brown
Conceived by - Graham Brown and Rick Curtiss
Choreography - Graham Brown in close collaboration with the cast
Writing - Graham Brown, Rick Curtiss, Catherine Mortimer
Set Design - Jake Buntjer
Scenography - Joseph Wheeler
Graphic Design - Rick Curtiss
Promo Video - Martina Jorgensen
Photography - Hannah Fischer, Graham Brown, and audience members
Composer - Wachira Waigwa-Stone
Additional Musicians:
Violin, Viola, Vocals - Laurie Hite
Guitar - Will Roney
Tenor Saxophone - Mason Petersen
Trumpet - Gus Bogdanow
Recorded Voices:
Narrator - Nadia Sine; Tyler Fox
Voice of Romeo - Jacob Baird
Voice of Juliet - Nadia Sine
Voice of Tybalt - Emma Sargent
Conceived by - Graham Brown and Rick Curtiss
Choreography - Graham Brown in close collaboration with the cast
Writing - Graham Brown, Rick Curtiss, Catherine Mortimer
Set Design - Jake Buntjer
Scenography - Joseph Wheeler
Graphic Design - Rick Curtiss
Promo Video - Martina Jorgensen
Photography - Hannah Fischer, Graham Brown, and audience members
Composer - Wachira Waigwa-Stone
Additional Musicians:
Violin, Viola, Vocals - Laurie Hite
Guitar - Will Roney
Tenor Saxophone - Mason Petersen
Trumpet - Gus Bogdanow
Recorded Voices:
Narrator - Nadia Sine; Tyler Fox
Voice of Romeo - Jacob Baird
Voice of Juliet - Nadia Sine
Voice of Tybalt - Emma Sargent
Soundtrack
Spotify
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Apple Music
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ORIGINATING CAST
NURSE MARIA - Scout Smith
Later played by Mara Lefler |
TYBALT - Emma Sargent
Later played by Amber Golden |
LADY CAPULET - Catherine Mortimer
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JULIET - Nadia Sine
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FRIAR LAWRENCE - Tyler Fox
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MERCUTIO - Hannah Fischer
Later played by Martina Jorgensen |
LORD MONTAGUE - Rick Curtiss
Later played by Joseph Wheeler |
ROMEO - Jacob Baird
Later played by Ed Corvera |
Press
KSL News Story
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In The Telling podcast interview with Nadia Sine
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Dana and Javen at the Regent Street interview with Graham Brown (8:42-22:22)
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Reviews
Fall 2021 Presented season with UtahPresents
The Utah Review
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Salt Lake Magazine
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Lovedancemore
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Utah Theatre Bloggers Association
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Summer 2020 Premiere at The Gateway
City Weekly - Coronaversary round of applause
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City Weekly - Best of Utah 2020
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The Utah Review
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Articles
Salt Lake Tribune
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City Weekly
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KUTV
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Interviews
Your Cre8tivity Podcast
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In The Telling Podcast
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"An extremely unique theater experience"
-@whimpeybj “God bless SONDERimmersive for giving me art when I needed it, wanted it, craved it most. Emotionally intense... Beautifully executed.” -@moviejune “SONDERimmersive always puts on such amazing and creative shows” -@dbendz |
TECHNICAL NEEDS
- About 50’ X 100’ of space that can be surrounded by cars. This could include a parking lot or structure, a field, a park, a closed off street or cul de sac, Etc. There are also potential ways to present the work where audience is not exclusively in cars.
- Access to power for sound equipment. One outlet is sufficient. Audience primarily accesses the soundtrack through an FM transmitter which broadcasts to their car speakers.
- Ample Access to the space.
- Indoor bathroom access for the performers.
Capacity
This is flexible depending on the venue but generally about 24 cars, which will surround the performance area.
Length of Show
60 minutes, plus the time it takes to direct cars before and after. We usually do two shows per night.
How
Email Graham Brown, Artistic Director of SONDERimmersive, at [email protected] to begin a conversation of how we can bring Verona to your community
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