Old Bones
By Lee LeBreton
Produced by AntiMatter Collective for the Future of Storytelling, NYC’s first immersive media festival in 2016
An immersive, augmented reality journey through Brooklyn designed for an audience of one.
Act One:
A podcast walks you through a magic ritual you must perform in your bathroom after dark.
You receive a map.
I think that’s Prospect Park… are those GPS coordinates?
There’s also a link to a video, but it’s password-protected.
When you have chance, you go to the bench. There’s a code on the lamppost that unlocks the video.
Act 2 begins.
You follow her through the park…
The trail ends…
You call the number on the flyer.
You can leave a message to set up an appointment to see her.
You show up at the address, it’s just a street corner. You wait…
One of those iron Brooklyn cellar doors creeks open.
She’ll see you now.
Act Three begins.
The basement is clean and smells of sage.
You sit down in the empty chair for your 1-on-1 fortune reading with Baba Yaga.
“AntiMatter Collective’s latest performance expands the parameters of immersive theater in an exciting and original way...
Trekking through the depths of Prospect Park with an intriguing voice coming through your headphones is a rush as your aural abilities to the outside world are compromised and your other senses become heightened. I found myself jumping at the sounds of rustling leaves or snapped twigs. My inner horror-flick nerd lit up!...
Overall, Old Bones is really freakin’ cool if you’re seeking fresh and interesting theatrical performances—and if you’re brave enough to go through it alone. It’s mysterious, spine-chilling, and a strangely sexy Halloween treat”
Team
Featuring: Amanda Dolan, Rebecca Hirota, Alana Osborn-Lief, Anne Troup, Bridget Saracino, Lia Tamborra, Flordelino Lagundino, Elias Spector-Zabusky, Zdenko Martin, Elizabeth Bays, Sam Kulik, Claire Sanderson, Lee LeBreton
Act 1 Sound Editing/Design: Suzan Eraslan
Act 2 Director of Photography: Jay Gillespie
Act 2 AC: Jaime Medrano, Jr.
Act 2 Editor: Danny Clark
Act 2 Costume Design: Suzan Eraslan
Act 2 Sound Editing: Elias Spector-Zabusky
Act 3 Set Design: Deb O
Fortune Telling Card Art: Adam Scott Mazer