{"id":13048,"date":"2018-09-10T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T07:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Becomeimmersed.com\/?p=13048"},"modified":"2019-12-11T19:07:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T03:07:44","slug":"interview-icabods-cranium-tradecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becomeimmersed.com\/interview-icabods-cranium-tradecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Agent Fans: An Interview with the Creators of Tradecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"
In late September, 2018, veteran writer and performer Larry Meyers and his theatre company, Ichabod\u2019s Cranium, are teaming up with James Bond screenwriter\u00a0Bruce Fierstein<\/a> to create a new twist on the spy thriller.\u00a0 Using an immersive theatre approach, their production Tradecraft,<\/i> seeks to put audiences in at the ground floor of a crisis that they can shape and interact with as they see fit.\u00a0 Immersed<\/a> had the opportunity to speak to Larry and Bruce about Tradecraft<\/em>, their process, and the ever-shifting world of immersive theatre.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tradecraft is a site-specific, immersive, interactive theatrical experience, in which Participants find themselves in a paranoid espionage thriller. The word “Tradecraft” itself is usually asociated with Cold War spies. That’s all we’d better say.<\/span><\/p>\n Bruce became intrigued with the immersive theater experience listening to Larry detail his experiences with cults and ghosts and getting phone calls in the middle of the night telling him to go to a dead-drop. It became clear to Bruce that this form of storytelling was delivering real emotional reqards, and if done properly, could provide unique and meaningful experiences to audiences. Bruce got his feet wet at Safehouse ’77<\/em><\/a>, loved Larry’s script, and thought they could deliver a realistic and entertaining experience for people.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nCould you describe Tradecraft for us?<\/sup><\/b><\/h4>\n
\n<\/sup>You both come from a television\/cinematic background, but while Larry has experience working in immersive theatre, what inspired Bruce to take the jump to this new medium?<\/sup><\/b><\/h4>\n