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Sleep No More
Sep. 21st, 2011 04:43 pmSleep No More was freaky and out of my comfort zone and I think I loved it.
It was likened to a Choose Your Own Adventure book when it was first described to me, and I think the comparison was apt. That is, if CYOA books were deeply creepy and involved a lot of gore and nudity. It’s the first time I’ve ever thought a play could use a FAQ/Walkthrough, though the experience is less about trying to find a “correct path” or see a whole plotline (which is basically the “good parts version” of MacBeth with some other references thrown in) so much as finding interesting individual scenes.
( My thoughts. Spoiler for one private scene, and a few general experience spoilers. I don't think there's anything in here that would hurt the experience if you wanted to see it, and there are some thoughts on how to plan for the best experience. )
We spent the entire walk and ride home (the theater is at 27th Street and 11th Avenue) discussing and deconstructing what we’d seen. I suspect we could have talked for another couple of hours had it not been very late already.
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lindensphinx: If you can, see this. I suspect you’d love it. Also, consider killing the hostess and stealing her role. She reminded me so much of you it was scary.
For everyone else: This was really amazing, and unique in my theater-going experience, but I’ll readily admit it’s not for everyone. Don’t let a dislike of horror or a squeamishness about sexuality stop you (after all, Jethrien and Ivy03 both loved it), but it’s very immersive and out of a lot of people’s comfort zones. There’s also a lot of walking. Oh, and it’s expensive (we paid $80/person) and selling out fast.
See also: Jethrien’s review.
It was likened to a Choose Your Own Adventure book when it was first described to me, and I think the comparison was apt. That is, if CYOA books were deeply creepy and involved a lot of gore and nudity. It’s the first time I’ve ever thought a play could use a FAQ/Walkthrough, though the experience is less about trying to find a “correct path” or see a whole plotline (which is basically the “good parts version” of MacBeth with some other references thrown in) so much as finding interesting individual scenes.
( My thoughts. Spoiler for one private scene, and a few general experience spoilers. I don't think there's anything in here that would hurt the experience if you wanted to see it, and there are some thoughts on how to plan for the best experience. )
We spent the entire walk and ride home (the theater is at 27th Street and 11th Avenue) discussing and deconstructing what we’d seen. I suspect we could have talked for another couple of hours had it not been very late already.
FYI to
lindensphinx: If you can, see this. I suspect you’d love it. Also, consider killing the hostess and stealing her role. She reminded me so much of you it was scary.For everyone else: This was really amazing, and unique in my theater-going experience, but I’ll readily admit it’s not for everyone. Don’t let a dislike of horror or a squeamishness about sexuality stop you (after all, Jethrien and Ivy03 both loved it), but it’s very immersive and out of a lot of people’s comfort zones. There’s also a lot of walking. Oh, and it’s expensive (we paid $80/person) and selling out fast.
See also: Jethrien’s review.
