Once patrons leave the elevator, there is no more dialogue from the performers who populate the hotel. Exploration should be a personal endeavor at the McKittrick. Families and friend groups will (and should) likely split up, and that’s a good thing. It’s reiterated again and again by the staff members who herd the guests into this transportive elevator that Sleep No More is best experienced as a solo enterprise. Entrance into the “hotel” is achieved via a large elevator that stops at different floors of the multi-floor building. At this time, patrons are also asked to wear a mask under this outer mask for COVID-19 purposes. But it’s better to experience Sleep No More with an open mind for adventure and no set plan.Īudience members wear characteristic masks with protruding beaks that seem like they’ve been pulled from Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. The immersive production has become so popular that there are numerous websites devoted to every nook and cranny of the McKittrick Hotel, and sure, some people will follow a path first forged by some previous blogger. It’s best to keep the intricate details of Sleep No More a secret, but, to be honest, the cat is out of the bag on the internet. This is the first of Sleep No More’s choose-one’s-adventure decisions. One can sit and imbibe before the real mystery begins, or, if one demands action right away, the play can begin almost immediately upon entering the bar. This range of interpretation is one of the most welcome aspects of the production.Īfter walking through a disorienting and barely lit maze, audience members find themselves at the Manderley Bar, a riotous nightclub with little tables, specialty drinks and jazzy tunes. Still others, may categorize their adventuring as pure Hitchcockian. Others may feel they have entered a speakeasy during the height of Prohibition. Some may think this production is firmly set in a noir movie, circa 1940s or 1950s. Patrons line up outside the “hotel” building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood and leave behind the world of 2023 for the world of … well, that’s never exactly answered. This wondrous world of Hitchcockian mystery retells the story of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the most unique of ways, and this many years after its initial premiere, the Punchdrunk production, presented by the company Emursive, has lost none of its impact and beauty.įor the unbeknownst, Sleep No More is experiential theater at its finest. The immersive theatrical experience known as Sleep No More has called the McKittrick Hotel in New York City home for several years now. Photo courtesy of © Yaniv Schulman / Provided by DKC O&M with permission. Late performances on Fridays and Saturdays have entry times at 11 PM, 11:15 PM, 11:30 PM, 11:45 PM and midnight.Photo: Nicholas Bruder stars as Macbeth and Sophie Bortolussi as Lady Macbeth in Sleep No More. Known for turning found spaces into unique environments for its works, Punchdrunk previously staged Sleep No More at The Old Lincoln School in Brookline Village, MA, for the American Repertory Theater in late 2009.ĭue to the mysterious nature of the piece, Punchdrunk is not announcing casting for Sleep No More.Įntry times for Sleep No More follow: Monday-Saturday at 7 PM, 7:15 PM, 7:30 PM, 7:45 PM and 8 PM. Participants are encouraged to open drawers, pull back curtains, read private notes and journals as they navigate the shadowy, music-filled world. Audiences members don masks and must be silent during the experience. Sleep No More takes a non-linear approach to its storytelling, allowing theatregoers to freely explore the dark environment, where scenes, tableaux and scenarios play out, conjuring the world and themes of Shakespeare's bloody tale. The New York debut of Sleep No More is presented by Emursive's Randy Weiner ( The Donkey Show), Arthur Karpati and Jonathan Hochwald, in association with Rebecca Gold Productions. Design associates are Beatrice Minns and Livi Vaughan. The production has co-direction and choreography by Maxin Doyle and sound design by Stephen Dobbie. īarrett his team transformed the space into the chic McKittrick Hotel (also a Victorian-style location made famous in the Hitchcock film "Vertigo"), which provides the setting to Sleep No More. Premium access tickets ($100 on weeknights and $125 on weekends), available for sold-out performances, are available by e-mailing. High ticket demand prompted the extension to June 25 and a new pricing scale, which follows: $75 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday), $85 (Thursday, and late performances Friday-Saturday), and $95 (regular performances Friday-Saturday). Punchdrunk artistic director Felix Barrett directed and designed the Macbeth-inspired work, which began Manhattan performances March 7 and officially opened to strong reviews April 13 in a commercial space located at 530 West 27th Street, which formerly served as a Chelsea nightclub.
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