Stage Takes

Closing the year off with what might have been my favorite theatrical experience, seeing a live performance of Dungeons & Dragons. The experience was FULL; it was improvised, interactive, and immersive. A synchronistic event for myself, at that, as I have been working towards learning DnD, and eventually a therapeutic game master certification. As I entered the space, I could already see audience members wearing merchandise as if they had been here before. The program gives us a sticker to decide which team we are on. We scan in on our smart phones to get to a website where we would eventually vote on the story. The interior of a castle set, with projections changing throughout the show, and different colored stage lights to set the mood.

The cast was exemplary, fully committed to every bit and playful with the audience. The audience even voted which character the actors would play. Based on the program I would assume this is a rotating cast but they all seemed to have great chemistry with each other. We even got two special guests who commanded the stage! (Forgive me, I cannot remember who those celebrities were). I could not tell you where the plot went, or how we got from here to there, because I was just having so much fun and so involved in voting for these character’s choices. Several audience members got to go on stage and help ther characters on their journey. A truly one of a kind theatrical experience and probably a dream come true for any technical designer, prop master, etc. as they too were able to play with the cast. My hat goes off to the dungeon masters and the players who brought magic to the stage with comedy.

This was the first time I had bought merch from a theater performance, and I am considering traveling to Dallas in January to see them again. Alas, Sunday December 21 was their last show in Los Angeles.