New West audiences can get a sneak peek at a new theatrical experience in which the audience shapes the plot.
Alley Theatre is staging two free showings of its work-in-progress, Inheritance: A Pick-the-Path Experience, at the Anvil Centre. It’s onstage Friday, Feb. 8 at 12:30 and 7 p.m.
The show, written and performed by Daniel Arnold, Darrell Dennis and Medina Hahn and directed by Herbie Barnes, is described as a “bold and unparalleled multi-choice narrative, in which every 10 to 12 minutes the audience votes to determine how the story progresses.”
The production follows the story of an urban couple who arrives for a week-long getaway at their dad’s vast rural estate only to find their father gone but another man staying there instead. They ask the man to leave, but he doesn’t want to go – and the audience decides what happens next.
“When it’s revealed that the rights to the entire property are actually up for grabs, the audience must choose – democratically via every vote they make – who, if anyone, will be the ‘rightful’ inheritor of the land,” a write-up about the show notes.
The Anvil Centre is at 777 Columbia St. Showings are free, but booking tickets is recommended; sign up at www.ticketsnw.ca or find out more at www.anvilcentre.com.
Inheritance is still in development and is expected in full in 2020. See www.alleytheatre.ca/productions/inheritance/ for more on the show.
