Missed Connections, a live, interactive play with magic co-written by Jon Tai and Alex Gruhin, will have a virtual transfer of sorts from Chicago to New York. After an acclaimed virtual run via Chicago's A Red Orchid Theatre, the production will now play as part of 59e59 Theaters鈥� Plays in Place Series, streaming for 20 live performances May 1鈥�20.
Inspired by the work of writer Haruki Murakami, philosopher Marshall McLuhan, and magician Derek DelGaudio (In & Of Itself), Missed Connections is a magician鈥檚 cosmic love story鈥攐ne that explores the fleeting bonds that can emerge between total strangers. Magician and storyteller Tai leads the audience (limited to 20 households per performance) on a search for the invisible thread that connects them all.
鈥�Missed Connections is not a passive viewing experience, a live stream, or a virtual magic show,鈥� says A Red Orchid Artistic Director Kirsten Fitzgerald. 鈥淚t is a totally unique theatrical event, designed for a new performing arts media landscape, enabled by and co-created with its audience on a performance-by-performance basis."
In addition to 59e59 and A Red Orchid Theatre, the Gruhin-helmed show is produced by Kansas City鈥檚 Oddly Correct Coffee and Wesley Stace鈥檚 Cabinet of Wonders. Each ticket comes with a complimentary bag of Missed Connections-themed Oddly Correct Coffee, shipped to audience members鈥� homes, along with a surprise from Wesley Stace, subject to availability.
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