Project Amelia
Sept 20-Nov 3
The world moves fast. Every day there’s a new crisis, a new gadget, a new diet, a new obligation. Slowing down doesn’t feel like an option, and the constant pressure of everyday life can be overwhelming. But, does it have to be? What if you could let go without letting anyone down? What if responsibilities weren’t yours alone?
"Imagine a cross between a CYOA video game, a scavenger hunt, an escape room, and a hands-on science museum, and you have something of the vibe of Project Amelia.” - Wendy Arons, The Pittsburgh Tatler
Does the Brico-staff ever sleep? The answer is no! This week you can see Audience & Box Office Manager Fred Frances at on stage Arcade Comedy Theater, Development Manager Nicole Hall shufflin tarot at BCM Psychic Faire: Samhain Celebration, and Facilities & Administrative Coordinator TJ Parker-Young at a staged reading of his play at Throughline Theatre Company Presents Steel City Spotlight.
Photos from Bricolage's 2019 fundraiser, Bazaar: A Micro-immersive Carnival taken by the always brilliant Handerson Gomes.
Bazaar 2019
Photo by Dave Rubin
www.dsrphoto.com
Tomorrow night the lights will go up and inhibitions will go down! Bazaar: A Micro Immersive Carnival is our annual fundraiser, and exists to make our big, weird Bricolage family even bigger (and weirder). If you haven't purchased a ticket yet, you can still get them online or even purchase one at the door. We hope to see you there!
The Bricolage Team,
Jeff, Jackie, Tami, Fred, Nicole, Emily, Micheal, TJ
Can't make it to Bazaar: A Micro Immersive Carnival? You can still get in on the Silent Auction! Whether you're with us in the fray or on the couch at home, you can bid on your favorite packages starting right now! Just visit www.32auctions.com/Bazaar2019
Bricolage’s immersive ‘Project Amelia’ is for Everyone
Only at Bazaar: A Micro Immersive Carnival! The Box is the Universe: A Tabletopera is an intimate encounter featuring award-winning playwright Brandy Carie-Marrah, multimedia sound artist Josh Brown, veteran librettist Lauren D'Errico, and human Swiss Army Knife Daniel Burns.
Bazaar: A Micro Immersive Carnival's silent auction packages are filled with wine, food, and spirits - both boozy🍸 and boo'y👻! A huge thanks to all the amazing local businesses that donated:
Brugge on North, Hidden Harbor, OTB Bicycle Cafe, Whitfield, 3 Towers Paranormal, Millie's Homemade Ice Cream, Brew Gentlemen, Superior Motors, The ScareHouse, La Prima Espresso Co., Mon Aimee Chocolat, Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy, Maggie's Farm Rum, Tarot By Nicole, Eleven, and Alta Via
There is nothing like the Pittsburgh performing arts community! We'd like to thank our friends for donating to our Bazaar: A Micro Immersive Carnival silent auction.
Liberty Magic Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, barebones productions, Lovely Day Events Pittsburgh Princess Parties Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Quantum Theatre River City Brass, Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Playhouse Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, PMT MUSIC, PICT Classic Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, Off The Wall Productions, Enter the Imaginarium Front Porch Theatricals, Gemini Children's Theater, City Theatre, Arcade Comedy Theater, 12 Peers Theater
Another not to be missed Pod at Bazaar: A Micro Immersive Carnival: LUNACY, an experience from the minds of Ian Insect, The Mad Muse (Lori Howsare) and SingerBots (Eric Singer) along with Alyssa Herron and Morrigana Regina.
Let's talk about our incredible food truck lineup for Bazaar! We've got BRGR - Pittsburgh's famous sliders and fries; mouthwatering Venezuelan arepas, empanadas, and yuca fries from Cilantro & Ajo; authentic tacos from La Palapa, Traditional Mexican Kitchen; fan-fav sweet and spicy chili, meatball and hot sausage sandwiches, and mac-n-cheese from Rolling Meatballs; hot dogs from the famous The Shady Dog, LLC, AND cotton candy, Leona's ice cream sandwiches, and Italian ice from Curly's Tin Rizzi Ice Cream!!!
Get your tickets and come hungry: www.bricolagepgh.org/programs/program-listings/bazaar-2019/
October 12, cross the arch and leave the real world behind as you enter Bazaar, Bricolage’s adventurous annual fundraiser. Bazaar is a magical, sprawling event with fire-breathers, acrobats, carnival games, and dynamically designed micro-immersive pods crafted by local artists of all kinds. This festival for the senses offers sensational food, delectable drinks, and surprises around every corner.
Tickets: www.bricolagepgh.org/programs/program-listings/bazaar-2019/
Special Thanks to our sponsors Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka, BLY Silver Rum and First Commonwealth Bank
What happens when you give the intrepid Uncumber Theatrics a 12’ X 8’ X 8’ storage pod to create a unique and intimate mini encounter? You'll have to come to Bazaar: A Micro Immersive Carnival to find out!
Scintillating surrealism - Laura Caton's review of Project Amelia on Pittsburgh in the Round is a must read!
"A high-intensity dream, something like Alice down the rabbit hole by way of virtual reality."
Bazaar: A Micro Immersive Carnival features some of Pittsburgh's most adventurous artists. Enter Mr Arm and Velda Von Minx of the illustrious Trundle Manor! Let these curators and creators of the strange and wonderful transport you to another world in their mirco-immersive experience!
Want to know more about Project Amelia while still avoiding spoilers? Sharon Axelrod's got you covered! Check out her review in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
"For Bricolage, it’s a futuristic next step as a worldwide leader in the immersive movement that puts you in the driver’s seat of your own theatrical experience."
The word is out: There are 7 unique endings based on YOUR choices! Project Amelia: Take control
Get the scoop in Amanda Waltz's Pittsburgh City Paper review.
In less than 20 minutes we open the doors for Project Amelia... HERE. WE. GO.
Check out Bill O'Driscoll's in depth sneak peek of Project Amelia on 90.5 WESA.
“Project Amelia... tackles our culture of digital living not only with participatory theater, but a high-tech approach that incorporates original artificial-intelligence products created just for the show."
"While only a few tantalizing details have been made available about the show, there’s no doubt it will deliver the depth of experience audiences have come to expect from Bricolage: as with the company’s pantheon of past immersives, Project Amelia promises to make a bold and memorable impression." - Laura Caton, Pittsburgh in the Round
"This intense preparation is all in the service of creating the most immersive experience possible for the audience, allowing them to fully enter and explore this new, and yet all too familiar, world, and hopefully leave with new thoughts for the real world." - Nick Eustis, Pittsburgh Current
"So look up from your phone, shut down those displays,
we have a finite existence, a set number of days.
Why waste all our time getting caught in the net,
as when the end comes, nothing’s worse than regret.
I am guilty too, of being part of this machine,
this digital world, where we are heard but not seen.
Where we type and don’t talk, where we read as we chat,
where we spend hours together, without making eye contact.
Don’t give in to a life where you follow the hype,
give people your love, don’t give them your like.
Disconnect from the need to be heard and defined
Go out into the world, leave distractions behind.
Look up from your phone, shut down that display,
stop watching this video, live life the real way."
- A section from Gary Turk's poem, Look Up (Hear the entire poem here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dLU6fk9QY)
A huge thanks to Jeff Swensen for these incredible preview photos for Project Amelia. One week until we open! Do you have your tickets yet? bit.ly/projectamelia
*UPDATE: Congratulations Jill Denk, Rachel Dugan, David Paden, Bonnie Culbertson, and Victoria Vercellotti on winning 2 Bazaar Admission passes! Winners can expect an email with all the details next week.
As part of our Theater for All Program we're offer two free Bazaar Admission Passes to 5 lucky winners! Lottery entries will be accepted through 2pm on September 16.
Please note: Theater For All is intended to benefit guests for whom the ticket price represents a financial burden; please consider purchasing tickets instead of entering the lottery if you have the means to do so.
www.bricolagepgh.org/programs/program-listings/bazaar-2019-theater-for-all-lottery/
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