#18 Running a Creative, Mystical Ecosystem with "Sleep No More"

New York's "Sleep No More" is probably the most successful piece of immersive theatre of all time. But there are thousands of moving parts to this magical machine. Guest Cesar Hawas likes to describe the parts of this creative ecosystem as just that, magic, but there are tons of insights to how an arts company can get such an expensive building and keep it running and profitable. Cesar talks about the more ethereal parts of Sleep No More (run by the production company Emursive) and all of the inspiration that surrounds it at the McKittrick Hotel in our first remote episode recorded outside of California. 5:55 - Cesar Hawas 6:01- The Lodge at the Mckittrick Hotel 7:34- When and why The Lodge opened 8:50- 10:05- What are the different experiences you can have in the McKittrick Hotel? 12:53- Creating complicated experiences 13:36- Film VS Broadway and theater 13:53- Have you done any productions on the West Coast? 14:51- Cesar talks about working on Broadway 15:08 - Did you go to theater school? 17:39- Cesar goes into detail about acting 18:28- What was the first moment that you discovered Immersive theater/entertainment? 21:43- Cesar goes into detail about Sleep No More and why it is powerful 22:10- Noah Nelson: Check out Artist Real Talk episode 11 with Noah Nelson: 24:23- The Queen Marry 27:53- Jacob asks Dino (Think Tank Creative Art Director), "when was the first time you were exposed to Immersive Art?" 29:26- What have you been hearing about Star Wars Land? 30:32- 33:03- Sleep No More's intention 33:43- How many times have you seen the show? 35:33- Cesar talks about one of the powerful aspects of Sleep No More 38:18- Sara Thacher Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development 40:25- Dino shares his experience at Sleep No More 42:13 Is there any sort of guidance that you guys give on this? 43:31- Jacob's worst fear 44:27- 45:41- Cesar discusses following the narrative and the correlation between McBeth and Hitchcock 48:35- Jacob explains how he is happy with his choice of not reading MacBeth before Sleep No More 49:18- Is this the second time the show has been mounted; because it also happened in London. 49:25- Cesar breaks down the history of Sleep No More 52:20- Sleep No More's audience 52:44- Cesar and Jacob touch on how there is no dialogue in Sleep No More which making it easy for people of every language to experience and enjoy 54:36- The most exciting aspect of Sleep No More 55:22- Supercinema at the McKittrick Hotel Supercinema - Clue Supercinema - Wizard Of Oz Read more about the Supercinema parties: 57:52- Jacob touches on how being a host is a difficult task 58:35- 1:02:47- Inclusiveness 59:09- The Universe is a Small Hat Trailer: Learn more here: 1:04:02- Jacob asks Cesar if they survey people about their experience at Sleep No More 1:08:03- Does the art direction or improvisation of Sleep No More change at all or has it been the same for years? 1:10:11- The Heath 1:11:28- Gallow Green 1:15:11- Colin Nightingale Creative Producer, Punchdrunk International 1:17:28- How big is the team that is programming ancillary spaces? 1:18:46- Sign up for mailings for upcoming events at McKittrick Hotel 1:19:07- Marketing 1:19:46- Cesar touches on how they haven't spent any money on advertising 1:23:24- How has the High Line affected the show or has the show affected the High Line? 1:25:05- How involved is Punchdrunk? Find more of Cesar Hawas at: Find more of Jacob Patterson at: Find More of Dino Nama at:

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#18 Running a Creative, Mystical Ecosystem with "Sleep No More" is an episode from A.R.T. Artists Real Talk.

This episode is 01:27:32 long.

This episode was published on Feb 14, 2018.

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