"A few weeks ago, I locked eyes with Sir Ian McKellen as he told me a story about how I was born, where I grew up, and when I would eventually die. Some of the details were a little off, but others were so unsettlingly on the money that it felt like he really did know things about my life that I'd never really shared with anyone."
"This is some of what I felt during a recent showing of An Ark, a new play from writer Simon Stephens, director Sarah Frankcom, and mixed reality production specialist Todd Eckert that's currently running at The Shed in New York City. Produced by Eckert's Tin Drum Theatre Company, An Ark uses augmented reality glasses to create a mixed reality experience that brings you face to face with the play's actors."
An Ark stages an intimate mixed-reality theatrical experience by using augmented reality glasses to position audience members face to face with performers. Actors including Sir Ian McKellen and Golda Rosheuvel deliver narratives that blend unsettlingly specific personal details with broader emotional truths. The production is led by writer Simon Stephens, director Sarah Frankcom, and mixed-reality specialist Todd Eckert and runs at The Shed in New York City under Tin Drum Theatre Company. Direct eye contact and individualized visual effects produce intense emotional engagement, alternating between comforting wisdom and darker, painful revelations that challenge and move the viewer.
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