Back in March, we wrote about an immersive show we saw a preview of called I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, where we saw a new kind of candidate running for office. While what we saw was only a preview, the producers just wrote to us to let us know that the new version of the show is opening shortly!
This new version is premiering June 7th and will run for two weekends: 6/7-6/9 and 6/14-6/16.
They promise that I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE will offer theatregoers an experience they’ve never had before and is an intimate immersive theatre piece about fear, politics, and secret societies.
In the show, small audiences are admitted to a foreboding industrial meeting room. Filled with strange objects, they’re encouraged to explore the space to gain clues about the upcoming events. For the next hour, they will feel as if they’re trapped in the twisted world of a psychotic political fanatic. Only by delving deeper into the rabbit hole can they unlock the secrets of his organization and maybe escape alive.
Audience participation will be highly encouraged throughout, allowing participants to not only consume the experience visually but through every sense.
Tickets are available now at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-pledge-allegiance-tickets-44318467730?aff=es2
You can check out what we originally had to say about the show below:
A few weeks ago, Norman and I were invited to meet with a new political candidate, one who promised to bring this country back from the brink of destruction we seem to be on the verge of. Jonathan Barnes III was his name, and the dark forces he was playing with were no joke. We waited on a dark corner in Los Angeles, by a red light, before being whisked into a building to learn the secrets of this man’s organization.
This show was I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, from the writing and producing team of Chris LeVan and Tristan Wells. The show followed the success of LeVan’s production of the original play PODCAST at last year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival.
What we attended was a workshop, so LeVan and Wells could work out the kinks in the show to see what worked and what didn’t. While I don’t want to reveal anything about what we saw, I can tell you that it was well on its way to being a great show. However, between now and then, they are refining it, and aim to open the full production in June for everyone to see.
Just in speaking with Wells over email a few times since attending, it is clear that both have a love of storytelling and immersive theater. Their passion shows in their enthusiasm both for the genre, and what they have done so far. I am excited to see what the full production has in store.
In the meantime, their social properties are being launched today, and I urge you to follow them to keep updated on the show.
Main site:
www.ocularion.com
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/_i_pledge_allegiance_/
Twitter:
@TheOcluarion
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/I-Pledge-Allegiance-527465297632477
