Asking For A Friend
Wednesday February 26th, 2020 with Susan Johnston
Virtual Realities, snowstorm edition.

As a teen, Victoria was an infamous hacker. Now a young adult, she has created a powerful virtual reality platform and has agreed to work for a giant corporation to bring that platform to a huge audience. As users collide with the new Internet reality of VR experiences, exploring online privacy, connection, security, and access, Victoria must choose: run the multinational responsible, or escape from her own invention. ... Strata Inc. uses individual audience headphones, sound design, and mic’d actors to echo the transportational abilities of VR while creating an in-person communal experience of theatre. Starring: Bénédicte Bélizaire, Gabrielle Lazarovitz, Maryse Fernandes, Matt Hertendy, Prem Anand, William Beddoe, Will Somers… and…You? This production invites interested audience members to read smaller roles. From acting to immersive seating to more distanced seating, this show offers multiple levels of engagement. Contact strata.inc.collective@gmail.com to choose your own adventure. Only 4 public performances: Friday-Saturday on March 6-7 and March 13-14, 2020. All shows start 8:00 pm. Performances run 90 minutes. Rebel.com, 377 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa Strata Inc. was written by Megan Piercey Monafu, with sound design by Johnny Wideman, experience design by Megan Piercey Monafu and Johnny Wideman, and dramaturgy by Scout Rexe.