After Hours Theatre Company

This weekend, we invited eight immersive creators to devise a fully original immersive piece in under 48 hours. A big congrats to all of our teams who finished out the weekend with a new, incredible work!

A few of the teams also walked away with special recognitions and awards, including:

GRAND PRIZE: Rogue Artists Ensemble “The Return”
RUNNER UP: Coin & Ghost “The Butler Did It”
AUDIENCE AWARD: The Speakeasy Society “First Edition: …or the egg?”
BEST PERFORMANCE: Emma Hunton, HRS/Cherry Poppins “The Handbook”
BEST USE OF CRITERIA: The Speakeasy Society: “First Edition: …or the egg?”
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Subverting Expectations, The Queen’s Fools “To Pickle (An Immersive Piece About My Ex)”

FEW TICKETS REMAIN to the Los Angeles Immersive Invitational!

Make sure to catch Sunday's showcase, which is set to be the most fun you'll have in immersive all year. This event spotlights the creations of LA's top immersive artists -- all who have crafted their pieces in less than 48 hours. Tix in bio!!

OUR TEAMS:
Coin and Ghost -
Spy Brunch -
The Speakeasy Society -
KatNip -
HRS/Cherry Poppins -
Rogue Artists Ensemble -
Last Call Theatre -
The Queen’s Fools -

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming benefit reading of “Cercle Hermaphroditos” by Shualee Cook.

This hilarious love-letter to the trans community is based on true historical events and will be co-produced for the benefit of the .

When co-director’s and first introduced us to the project we were immediately taken by how delightful and different this work is. “Cercle” is a play that exudes earnestness and warmth and masterfully subverts expectations.

It’s sure to be an awesome and loving night of theatre and we can’t wait to share it with you!

The one night only reading is on Saturday, May 11th at 8PM in the Renberg Theatre. Ticket link in bio!

The 2024 Los Angeles Immersive Invitational is shaping up to be our best one yet. In 2019, we set out on a challenge -- invite some of LA's best immersive storytellers to create new, innovative works in under 48 hours.

For our past two iterations, this event has been the ground floor for works that people have continued to produce, tour, and develop into long-form productions.

And it's YOUR chance to be a part of it. Tickets are on sale now for our Sunday Showcase -- the culmination of a weekend of crazy creativity (and no sleep). It's bound to be one of the most exciting immersive events of the year!

Get Tickets Here:
https://buff.ly/3veItwN

First rehearsal for our upcoming reading of “The Cowards” by Ryan O’Connor!

We are so excited to be co-producing with the to share this new comedy and support the valuable work the LGBT center does! Plus the show is hilarious.

This one night only reading is this Saturday 10/21 at 8pm, tickets link in bio!

Almost two years ago to the day approached me (AHTC Artistic Director ) in the lobby of the Bourbon Room after a show he was in about a new project he was working on. At the time I didn’t really know James and I didn’t really have much interest in developing original work. But he was very enthusiastic and insistent so I politely let him give me his pitch and I gave him my info for him to send me some materials.

A couple days later I figured I should at least listen to one or two of the demos he sent before politely sending him a rejection email. But a few bars into the first tune I was absolutely hooked. And then I kept listening to the tracks. Over and over and over. Some were just crude guitar demos recorded as voice memos. It didn’t matter. I felt like the guy in Yesterday - I was one of the only people in the world to know these obviously famous tunes.

And now, two years later, we have a whole team of my favorite theater makers in LA as addicted to this project as I am! It is incredibly special and deeply personal and I’m honored James trusted us to help steward its development. Trust me when I say there is absolutely nothing like Jimi Darkness.

The good news is you don’t have to! On Tuesday 9/12 at 8PM we’re doing our second public workshop at the Bourbon Room where you can catch a preview of this work yourself and help us make it even better!

Ticket link is in our bio. I hope to see y’all there and have you join us on this journey!

Embark on an island adventure. Discover its secrets.

Announcing our first in-person experience since 2019 -- 'THE TEMPEST: AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE'.

Guests are invited to explore the island and take in its pleasures, enjoying curated cocktails, live music, and interactive moments followed by a world-class production of Shakespeare’s classic masterpiece.

In partnership with The Shakespeare Center of LA.

Tickets on sale now.

TempestLA.org

We did it! Congrats to all the teams for completing and showcasing their work at the Los Angeles Immersive Invitational. And thanks to everyone who came by to check it out!

As each work was so different, we didn't feel it right to compare each directly. Rather, we wanted to highlight each group for what they did great. Below are the awards for each, as decided by our panel of judges.

Best Overall - Fan Favorite: Recalcitrant Research - The Ministry of Peculiarities

Best Overall - Participation Design: Security of the Mind - The Just Consortium

Best Overall - Reimagining of Space: Well, Well, Well - Team Badass

Best Overall - Most Fun Use of Fun: Psychic Squad - Spy Brunch

Special Recognition - Best Writing: I Remember Flowers Now - Oh Deer

Special Recognition - Best Ensemble: Respect The Time - Cricklewood Immersive

Special Recognition - Best Onboarding: Stay Safe, Don’t Disintegrate - The Speakeasy Society

Special Recognition - Best Use of Media: S.C.O.B.Y. Or Not S.C.O.B.Y? - Rogue Artists Ensemble

Announcing our next participating team ... SPY BRUNCH. Their past productions include Safehouse '77 and '82, Cold War Lounge, The Pod, and Dragon Show.

They'll be joining the rest of our talented creators in the Los Angeles Immersive Invitational -- a 48-hour flash festival featuring some of LA’s top emerging and veteran immersive creators. Tickets on sale now.

Announcing our second participating team ... CRICKLEWOOD IMMERSIVE. An Invitational success story -- their original production of The Sleepover was staged at our first Invitational in 2019. The Sleepover went on to win the "Outstanding Achievement in Livestreamed Production” and audience choice for “Outstanding Achievement in Ensemble Performances" at the 2020 NoPro Awards.

They'll be joining the rest of our talented creators in the Los Angeles Immersive Invitational -- a 48-hour flash festival featuring some of LA’s top emerging and veteran immersive creators. Tickets on sale now.

Announcing our first participating team ... THE SPEAKEASY SOCIETY. Their past productions include Under the Big Top: Atlas, The Johnny Cycle, Wild Party, and The Kansas Collection.

They'll be joining the rest of our talented creators in the Los Angeles Immersive Invitational -- a 48-hour flash festival featuring some of LA’s top emerging and veteran immersive creators. Tickets on sale now.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE. We're proud to host the second annual Los Angeles Immersive Invitational -- a 48-hour flash festival featuring some of LA’s top emerging and veteran immersive creators.

We'll be showcasing the teams and individuals over the week!

Tickets for the showcase are extremely limited -- you don't want to miss this one.

https://afterhourstheatre.ticketleap.com/la-immersive-invitational/