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?
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Production Credits
Created by: Sébastien Heins Creative Technology by: Jacob Niedzwiecki Production Designed by: Melissa Joakim Development Consultant: Mitchell Cushman Stage Manager: Alice Ferreyra Production History
Presented in development virtually at the Kick & Push Festival (Kingston, ON) August 2020. The final expanded version, called No Save Points, premiered at Lighthouse ArtSpace (Toronto, ON) June-July 2023.
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Photo source: outsidethemarch.ca
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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.