The Itinerary: Playtest
Using a custom app to dictate his actions, audience-players exert direct control over Sébastien, visible to us over Zoom. Eventually, we are told he has only hours left to live. What will we do with his remaining time?
Production Credits
Created by: Sébastien Heins Creative Technology by: Jacob Niedzwiecki Production Designed by: Melissa Joakim Development Consultant: Mitchell Cushman Stage Managed by Alice Ferreyra Production History
Presented in development virtually at the Kick & Push Festival (Kingston, Ontario) August 2020. The final expanded version, called No Save Points, premiered at Lighthouse ArtSpace (Toronto, Ontario) June-July 2023.
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Read more in PLAY: Dramaturgies of Participation REMOTE CONTROL, ASYMMETRY, BOUNDARY VIOLATIONS
Articles
Sébastien Heins, “The Itinerary: Playtest,” Canadian Theatre Review 188 (Fall 2021): 68-72.