The 2023-24 Season is underway!
Rorschach’s 25th Anniversary Season
includes this unforgettable line up:
George A. Romero’s
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
A smart, hilarious and scary reimagining of this cult classic
Miyoko Conley’s
HUMAN MUSEUM
A funny, thoughtful, and unexpected exploration
of what happens after the end of the world (+ robots)
Steve Yockey’s
SLEEPING GIANT
A darkly comic look at the inexplicable allure
of objectively awful things (+ a lake monster)
ELDRITCH INVESTIGATIONS:
A PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES PROJECT
Feel the unmistakable lure of the unexplained and
the unseen in this season-long exploration of the city
plus
Rorschach’s iconic annual artist development projects
KLECKSOGRAPHY and MAGIC IN ROUGH SPACES
And of course we’re going to celebrate
this quarter century milestone in the spring
and you’re invited!
Did you already see (or miss) our first show of the season,
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD?
There’s still time to subscribe!
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HUMAN MUSEUM
By Miyoko Conley
Directed by Randy Baker
April 12 – May 5, 2024
Set in a future where humans have gone extinct, Human Museum follows a group of robots on Earth that run a museum dedicated to organizing the physical and digital artifacts of human life. On the centenary of human extinction, a sudden radio call upends everything the robots thought they knew about the last days of humanity.
Developed in last year’s MAGIC IN ROUGH SPACES NEW PLAY LAB, Human Museum explores what humans will leave behind when we’re gone and who will carry on our legacy.
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SLEEPING GIANT
Directed by Jenny McConnell Frederick
June 28 – July 21, 2024
When a firework-filled marriage proposal goes very wrong, the accompanying explosions wake up something very old that has been sleeping in the nearby lake for thousands of years. What follows are intimate, darkly comic, and sometimes startling vignettes about the lengths people go to when they desperately want to believe in something.
Written by Steve Yockey, the playwright of previous Rorschach shows VERY STILL AND HARD TO SEE and REYKJAVIK, and the creator of the HBO series THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
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ELDRITCH INVESTIGATIONS: A PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES PROJECT
Created by Steve Yockey, Kylos Brannon, Jenny McConnell Frederick, and Jonelle Walker
December 2023 – July 2024
Cults and cryptids collide when a curious Washingtonian investigates local unexplained phenomena. Explore the lure of the unknown and its entanglement with DC history in this multi-chapter adventure across the city.
Psychogeographies projects harness the power of both the built and natural world to create a visceral piece of immersive storytelling. Each month participants receive a map and instructions to travel to a new curated location in the DC area. Along with the map, they’ll receive a box of artifacts to engage all five senses while exploring each site with story elements such as letters, music, souvenirs, or photos. From October through May, each monthly box reveals a new location and a new chapter in the ongoing story.
This season, Steve Yockey, Emmy-nominated screenwriter (HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant) and playwright (Reykjavik, Very Still and Hard To See) will join the creative team behind Rorschach’s Psychogeographies Projects. In addition, Yockey’s dark comedy SLEEPING GIANT, will close out the company’s Rorschach 23-24 season, and the script’s themes of passionate devotion to questionable idols will resonate throughout ELDRITCH INVESTIGATIONS.
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SOMETIMES THE RAIN SOMETIMES THE SEA (2023) / Photo: Ryan Maxwell Photography
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Mid-Season* Subscription: SEE IT ALL
2 Live, In-Person Productions
1 Multi-Chapter Psychogeographies Series
2 Special Events: Klecksography & Magic In Rough Spaces
$212
Mid-Season* Subscription: ON STAGE
2 Live, In-Person Productions
2 Special Events: Klecksography & Magic In Rough Spaces
$71
Package 3: PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES 23-24
1 Multi-Chapter Psychogeographies Series
+ 1 live, in-person show (SLEEPING GIANT, Summer 2024)
$194
SUBSCRIPTIONS FAQ:
* What do you mean by “Mid-Season Subscriptions”?
With NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD having closed November 19, subscriptions no longer include it. Mid-season subscriptions are priced lower and include everything the rest of the season has to offer.
What are the Psychogeographies Projects?
“Rorschach Theatre has hit the jackpot with this innovative form of art, incorporating literature, music, mystery, romance, and DC’s highlights and history, all steeped in a hope for a better world.” -DC Theatre Arts
Launched in 2020, the Psychogeographies Projects are Rorschach Theatre’s visionary new experience that takes participants to unexpected locations around their city while a season-long fictional narrative plays out over layers of history and magic realism. Subscribers receive a box in the mail monthly that includes a new Chapter in the story, each box containing hand-crafted objects – letters, drawings, souvenirs, photos, or even snacks – and a map to a location in their city. Rorschach’s live in-person summer show culminates the experience.
What is Klecksography?
Klecksography is an evening of 10-minute plays and short films created over the course of a week and inspired by a single piece of visual art–the ultimate Rorschach test! More than 50 emerging artists come together to create this one-of-kind event.
What is Magic In Rough Spaces?
Magic in Rough Spaces features readings and talk backs for new plays curated and developed by Rorschach.
How Can I Share a Psychogeographies Subscription with someone else?
You can purchase one “SEE IT ALL” subscription and on “ON STAGE” subscription. Both subscribers can see all the live productions (including the summer Psychogeographies culmination) and you’ll receive one set of Psychogeographies boxes to share.
OR
To experience Psychogeographies only, purchase one “PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES” Subscription and one single ticket to the Summer Live Show when they go on sale.
When Can I Reserve My Performance Dates?
You’ll be able to reserve tix as early as a couple months before each show opens – we’ll make sure to email you and let you know before single tickets go on sale so that you can have the first crack at them.
Other questions? Email us at subscriptions@rorschachtheatre.com
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CHEMICAL EXILE: SYTHESIS (2022) / Photo: DJ Corey Photography
