Deux Ex Machina

Deux Ex Machina

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.

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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.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Underwriters

Australis AquacultureArtisan Beverage CooperativeBenjamin CompanyBerkshire Brewing CompanyCohn and Company Real Estate AgencyCommunity CreditCommon CapitalCommunity Foundation of Western MassachusettsConnecticut River InternistsDean's BeansEasthampton Savings BankFirstLight GDF SueznaGill TavernGoff MediaGreat Falls HarvestGreen River FestivalGreenfield Community CollegeGreenfield Cooperative BankGreenfield Savings BankLootMassachusetts Cultural CouncilMontague WebWorksNortheast SolarPeople's PintRainmaker ConsultingThe RendezvousSolar Store of GreenfieldStobierski and ConnorTold VideoTrue North TransitTurn It Up

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!