2023-2024 Season
including a bold, site-specific reimagining of
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD,
another groundbreaking PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES project,
the world premiere of Miyoko Conley’s HUMAN MUSEUM,
and Steve Yockey’s brand new play SLEEPING GIANT
It will also include the distinctive annual artist development project, KLECKSOGRAPHY, and at least two staged readings from our MAGIC IN ROUGH SPACES new play series
Rorschach Theatre’s explosive new season immerses audiences in things new and reimagined. For over twenty years the award-winning and nationally recognized company has been known for its bold use of theatrical space and its dedication to impossible fantastical realism.
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Adapted from George A Romero’s film
by Christopher Bond, Dale Boyer, and Trevor Martin
Created by Christopher Harrison and Phil Pattison
Directed by Lilli Hokama
October 27-November 19, 2023
1020 Connecticut Avenue NW
“They’re coming to get you, Barbra!”
Six strangers in a lonely farmhouse, surrounded by brain-eating zombies – what could go wrong? This adaptation of George A. Romero’s classic film lovingly examines the movie itself, the period in which it was made, and the film’s influence on the horror genre.
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HUMAN MUSEUM
By Miyoko Conley
Directed by Randy Baker
April 12 – May 5, 2024
Source Theatre
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
July 2023 / Location TBA
When a firework-filled marriage proposal goes very wrong, the accompanying explosions wake up something very old that’s 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 when they desperately want something to believe in.
Written by Steve Yockey, the playwright of previous Rorschach shows VERY STILL AND HARD TO SEE and RYKJAVIK, and the creator of the HBO series THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
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23/24 PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES PROJECT
Created by Steve Yockey, Kylos Brannon, Jenny McConnell Frederick, and Jonelle Walker
October 2022 – July 2023
Psychogeographies projects, harnesses 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 psychogeographic adventure will be co-written by Steve Yockey (HBO’s The Flight Attendant and this season’s SLEEPING GIANT)
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SOMETIMES THE RAIN SOMETIMES THE SEA / Photo: Ryan Maxwell Photography
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Package 1: SEE IT ALL
3 Live, In-Person Productions
1 Multi-Chapter Psychogeographies Series
2 Special Events: Klecksography & Magic In Rough Spaces
$197
Package 2: ON STAGE
3 Live, In-Person Productions
2 Special Events: Klecksography & Magic In Rough Spaces
$98
Package 3: PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES 23-24
1 Multi-Chapter Psychogeographies Series
+ 1 live, in-person show (Summer 2024)
$145
SUBSCRIPTIONS FAQ:
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 / Photo: DJ Corey Photography
