Thursday, August 31, 2017, 7:30 pm
Repeats until Friday, September 1, 2017, 7:30 pm
Presented by Eggtooth Productions and the Shea Theater Arts Center. 7:30 and 9:00 pm. Tickets $20 general; $100 SPECIAL SHEA LIGHTING FUND SUPPORT.
Come play with our ghosts.
Enter a once in a lifetime immersive experience starring the Shea Theater.
Only 36 people will play each night so get tickets now.
Presented by Eggtooth Productions and the Shea Theater
August 30-September 1, 2017 at 7:30 and 9:00 pm.
Tickets
$20 general; $100 SPECIAL SHEA LIGHTING FUND SUPPORT - BRING YOUR TICKET TO THE BOX OFFICE AND FOR AN ADDITIONAL $80 (ALL GOES DIRECTLY TO THE SHEA) YOU WILL EXPERIENCE A ONE ON ONE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. THE MYSTERY IS YOURS AND THE SHEA BENEFITS!
Deus Ex Machina puts the historic Shea theater at the center. Be a witness to the magic created in the front and the back of the stage. Become part of the show - a vaudeville rehearsal, the ghosts of the past, the costuming, the makeup - through dozens of disorienting and thrilling encounters, and reunite when it the world resolves at the end of the evening.
Featuring your favorite actors: Amelia Chalfant, Andrew Plimpton, Emma Ayres, Fiona Herter, Jack Golden, Reynolds Whalen, Katherine Adler, Katie Spurgin, Linda Tardif, Lindel Hart, Lori Holmes Clark, Marina Goldman, Michayla Robertson-Pine, Monte, Enzo, Pax, and Atticus Belmonte, and Troy David Mercier.
In Anticipation of Your Visit to the Shea:
Pre-Performance
Purses, bags and the like will not permitted in the show.
A limited purse and bag check service is available on site.
Comfortable footwear is advised.
Due to the nature of the show, late-comers will not be allowed in under any circumstances.
During the Performance
Audiences will traverse a series of narrow stairways around the building. The building is not equipped with an elevator.
Some parts of the show are dimly lit and/or in narrow spaces.
Audience members will be separated from each other at random during the show until the concluding scene.
On occasion, a performer might initiate a moment of physical contact with an audience member (such as offering an arm, taking a hand, etc).
Audience members will not have access to a bathroom during the 60-minute performance.
Post-Performance
Audience members are encouraged to gather in the lobby after the performance. The theater's bar will be open for service.
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Special thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year in the form of a Cultural Sector Recovery Grant for Organizations, as well as a Festivals & Projects Grant. We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!