{"id":15144,"date":"2018-12-10T15:57:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T23:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Becomeimmersed.com\/?p=15144"},"modified":"2019-11-27T14:56:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T22:56:31","slug":"captivated-nick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becomeimmersed.com\/captivated-nick\/","title":{"rendered":"Captivated: Nick Expertly Answers Our Questions from the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dr. Victoria Polidori is hypnotizing us to take us back in time. We are four of her patients, lying on mats in her warm psychologist’s office, staring up at a candle projected on the ceiling as her calm voice directs us. Focus. Let’s go back to that night.<\/em> One by one, we are reawakened and led to a card table. It’s Christmas, but there’s no cheer. As if in metaphor, the cards are all laid out on the table before us, and we are about to play a deadly game that will shed a light on the nightmares of the past.<\/p>\n Nick<\/em> is the third ticketed production in They Played Productions<\/a>‘ Captivated<\/em><\/a> story: a wicked dose of Frankenstein<\/em> tossed into a modern drama. Though it is not intended as a traditional “chapter” like Justine<\/em><\/a> and Victoria<\/em><\/a> before it and more like the in-between chapter Mike<\/a>, it serves as a macabre bridge leading into the holiday season and the Chapter 3 finale coming in 2019. The approach to immersion is different here – it focuses more on presenting a narrative rather than having participants uncovering narrative clues themselves – but this technique allows for Nick<\/em> to answer many of the burning questions still present in participants’ minds, leaving them eager for the final chapter.<\/p>\n Par for the course, They Played Productions uses the strength of its core cast members to deftly handle the story at hand in Nick<\/em>. Stepy Kamei once again stars as Victoria, now bringing a full-bodied sinister force to the role. She’s joined by show regulars Erik Blair and Josh Ritz (Eli and Henry, respectively), who somehow convey a midnight-dark comedy that’s welcome, yet quickly snuffed out as their purpose becomes apparent. Sarah Morris also returns as Abigail; her broad emotional performance ranges from arrogance to terror in the plays shocking final reveal. Particularly enjoyable is Thea Rivera, playing herself as Victoria’s assistant; she provides strong comedic relief in her rapid-fire question-and-answer session before the show properly begins, leaving attendees wholly unprepared for the shock of the narrative’s true content.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n