Promenades

Promenades is a series of site-specific, audio-guided theater works by John Bechtold, designed to be experienced on site at various outdoor public spaces in the Pioneer Valley. For each Promenade, participants download an app-based "walk" that can only be activated on site. Once at a Promenade location, audience members begin their walk with their headphones on, with phones staying in your pocket for the duration of the production. While each Promenade works as a stand-alone piece, all share the themes of walking through beautiful, wooded spaces and letting your imagination weave a relationship between the audio from your headphones and the inspiring environment around you. Designed as a response to making theater in the COVID-19 era, all walks are designed for solo walkers in open, outdoor spaces. Promenades is produced through Eggtooth Productions, Greenfield, MA. Aside from my phone and a pair of headphones, what other equipment do I need? Nothing! This is the only technology you'll need. Just make sure to download the Eggtooth app and download your walk before arriving on-site. How difficult are the walking conditions? Each Promenade takes place in a public-access park or similar area. Check out the info for each Promenade for details on walking terrain, difficulty, and the like. Can I listen to these walks off-site? No. All walks can only be experienced on-site.