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The No Proscenium Podcast

Noah Nelson/No Proscenium

Exploring the renaissance in immersive theatre and interactive events. Hosted by Noah Nelson, creator of No Proscenium, a free events listing newsletter in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco. Visit NoProscenium.com to sign up.

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  • 20 episodes
  • Updated July 31

Episodes20

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  • July 31 · 1 hr 11 min

    Understanding The Immersive Audience w/Kathryn Yu

    This week on the show, Immersive Experience Institute co-founder Kathryn Yu joins host Noah Nelson to talk about her ongoing series Understanding The Immersive Audience, which takes a deep dive into looking at what makes the immersive enthusiast cohort tick and provides some advice on what could best be called good marketing hygiene for immersive work in a time when producers find it increasingly difficult to find their audience. SHOW NOTES The Understanding The Immersive Audience Series The Immersive Experience Institute The New York Immersive Invitational Tech firm Fever produces live shows worldwide, with local consequences (Seattle Times) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 17 · 52 min

    A One-on-One Chat with Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha's Julia Masli

    This week we take a detour to have a one-on-one with an artist we've wanted to talk to since season one: Julia Masli, the creator and performer of the incredible Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha, which is making its way to San Diego starting on July 28th, and will be popping up at the Philadelphia Fringe this September. SHOW NOTES Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha in San Diego Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha at the Philly Fringe Next Stage Salon NYC: Finding Your Audience Subscribe to No Proscenium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • June 19 · 1 hr 58 min

    Time For A Little Calico Chaos

    This week on the show host Noah Nelson is joined by The L.A. Times' Todd Martens, ARGNet owner Michael Andersen, and NoPro's own Kathryn Yu to spin stories from Knott's Ghost Town Alive, do some close reading of a new Harvard Business Review article on immersive experiences, and react to the big Sphere-related news of the week. SHOW NOTES Mr. Todd's Wild Ride (L.A. Times) ARGNet ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Set to Screen at Sphere Las Vegas in 2027 (Variety) Why The Best Immersive Experiences Succeed (Harvard Business Review) Understanding The Immersive Audience (Immersive Experience Institute) Knott's Berry Farm's Ghost Town Alive One of the Best Larps I Ever Played Was at a Theme Park (ARGNet) Pageant of the Masters (Festival of the Arts - Laguna Beach) Museum of Make Believe (Laguna Beach) Kcymaerxthaere Test Pilots (Hollywood Fringe) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • June 12 · 1 hr 28 min

    Home Again, Home Again

    Out of the blue, we're back, with season 2 of the podcast. This summer we're catching up with our favorite folks, hanging out and talking what we've seen, what they've been making, and generally celebrating the fact that immersive is here and not going anywhere. To kick us off in the new era we're joined by: associate producer of the podcast, and an immersive creator in her own right Parker Sela, Executive Editor Emeritus of No Proscenium and co-founder of The Immersive Experience Institute game designer Kathryn Yu, and Artistic Director of After Hours Theatre Company Graham Wetterhahn. The topics du jour are the Without Walls Festival and L.A.'s immersive scene which has been really hopping this year. SHOW NOTES The Immersive Experience Institute After Hours Theatre Company Without Walls Festival Tea Party at the End of the World Suzik Again Again The Apple Avenue Detective Agency Handle With Care Night Watch L.A. Immersive Scene Dataland Dark Library: The Time Machine You Must Be Here For The Reading Hatch Escapes Undersigned Drowned Out Productions Confession The Elysian's Spaghetti Festival Brassroots District Hollywood Fringe Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind Hospital of Emotions Ghost Town Alive Beyond L.A. The Still Point Masquerade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • January 29 · 1 hr 1 min

    The Future of Storytelling w/Charles Melcher

    Our guest on this special edition this week is Charles Melcher of the Future of Storytelling who you might know from his own podcast and who is the author of the new book The Future of Storytelling: How Immersive Experiences Are Transforming Our World which is available now. Charlie’s book is really a fantastic snapshot of the world of immersive storytelling as it stands today, containing both an extensive catalog of expeirences AND essays that provide an framework to understand what makes this work… well.. work. Best of all — we’ve got a copy of the book to give away. Plus: an update on Season Two production! SHOW NOTES The Future of Storytelling: How Immersive Experiences Are Transforming Our World Book Excerpt: The Future of Storytelling (Plus Giveaway) FoST Spotlight Series: Yannick Trapman-O'Brien Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 20, 2025 · 40 min

    Hanging Out At The 20-Sided Tavern

    This week, a visit to Dungeons & Dragons The 20-Sided Tavern in Los Angeles – where the show is wrapping its current stand this weekend before heading off to Scottsdale, Arizona and Dallas, Texas. We sit down with Alex Stompoly, one of the Tavernkeepers of the Tavern to talk about the unique role he plays in the production which is part MC, part rules lawyer, and carries with it some creative heft of its own. SHOW NOTES Dungeons & Dragons The 20-Sided Tavern Alex Stompoly No Proscenium Everything Immersive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Oct 2, 2025 · 57 min

    A Visit To The Willows Estate (2025)

    We're still on hiatus, but we recently got a chance to visit the new home of The Willows in LA and talk with Justin Fix and Stephanie Turek of JFI Productions as we toured the new home of one of LA's favorite immersive shows. The show has gotten a glow up in this new production, and fair warning that there are a few audio spoilers of new elements. If you're not deterred by that, come along and explore the new space with us, maybe encounter a real ghost, and get a bonus mansion tour thrown in as part of the bargain. SHOW NOTES The Willows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Aug 31, 2025 · 46 min

    Episode 500 Part 9: The Last Word (Coda)

    We've reached the end. Of Episode 500 and Season One. Which means one last word from our host. See you in Season Two. (But don't act too surprised when we pop up a few times for some specials between now and then.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Aug 29, 2025 · 2 hr 16 min

    Episode 500 Part 3: The Heart

    Look: when you do a thirteen or so hour long retrospective on a ten year long project you’re going to wind up with a part that stands out to you as the center of it all, and I knew going into the recording process that the central interview for this part would be that for this run. The only real question was where to put it and what to pair it with. There were a lot of options, as over the past few weeks I’ve had a lot of great conversations, but at the end of the day I had to follow my heart… We lead off with what was supposed to be an interview with Kathryn Yu, Anthony Robinson, and Zay Amsbury — three of the folks who have shaped what No Proscenium into what it is. But the technology had other ideas. Then: another jaunt through the immersive cosmos featuring Afterhours Theatre Company founder Graham Wetterhahn, IKantKoan’s Jessica Creane, and game designer and researcher Nicholas Fortugno, all of whom both Kathryn and myself traveled aboard the Galactic Starcruiser with. Episode 500: it's about the friends we made along the way, and the ones we talked into joining us for the ride. SHOW NOTES Stone Xocoveza Afterhours Theatre Company IKantKoan Nicholas Fortugno Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.