The crew of the Remote Research Outpost 3196 that survived the breech of protocol that terrible night never spoke of it again. The Outpost remembers. This immersive, site-specific, improvised event explores the terror at the root of some of our favorite films - The Thing, the Alien franchise, the Abyss - Our performance space is indoors, with six stairs leading to the entry and an alternate accessible entrance. The first few audience members to arrive will draw from the deck of secrets and assign them to the performers. Guests are free to move about the space, observing the inhabitants as the story unfolds. There will be three cycles. Every night, performers will draw different roles and be assigned different secrets, creating an absolutely unique production that will never be repeated. Multiple viewings are encouraged. This project is supported in part by the City of Austin's Economic Development Department.
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The first few audience members to arrive will draw from the deck of secrets and assign them to the performers.
Ages: 16 +
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About La Fenice
La Fenice's original incarnation, the Austin Commedia Society, was founded in 1999. During our four year run, we produced 13 original scenarios, were featured in John Rudlin and Olly Crick's Commedia dell'Arte: A Handbook for Troupes, and hosted an international Commedia dell'Arte Festival in 2001 with participants from both American coasts, Italy and England. After a brief hiatus as company members pursued graduate degrees, started families and wandered the American countryside, we re-organized under our own 501(c)(3) in 2009. Since then, we have produced one original work annually, toured our performances to West Texas and area schools, organized another international festival in 2011 (with participants from Italy, Hungary, Australia, England and the USA), and established bi-monthly international dialogues on challenges faced by modern Commedia dell'Arte performers. Our members have penned chapters in international publications on Commedia dell'Arte, lectured internationally, and have taught innumerable workshops to youth and professional performers. Our organization is managed exclusively by its members, and governed by a board of directors selected by the membership in a raucous annual meeting.