Eggtooth Productions Presents: DEUS EX MACHINA

Friday, September 30, 2022, 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Featuring Tara Boland, former Associate Enrichment Director of immersive theater giants PUNCHDRUNK

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Deus Ex Machina - first produced in 2017, Deus Ex Machina is a mesmerizing immersive production for an audience of only 18 members per show. With an intimate 1:1 cast to audience ratio and the entire Shea Theater as our set, participants will have a series of sublime engagements with an array of characters inspired by the building’s storied history as 1920s vaudeville house to a 70s hippy commune and, of course, a theater venue over a span of decades.

In addition to a number of beloved Eggtooth performers, including board member and Broadway makeup designer Joe Dulude II and WRSI host Monte Belmonte, Deus will feature special guests Matthew Glassman, former co-artistic director at Double Edge Theater (Ashfield, MA) and Tara Boland, former Associate Enrichment Director of immersive theater giants Punchdrunk (London, UK).

Director/Designer: John Bechtold, with scenic and costume design by Julia Whalen and makeup design by Joe Dulude II. Choreography by Lori Holmes-Clark. Performances: September 29 - October 1.

If $35.00 for a ticket presents a hardship, please contact Linda McInerney at lmciner@gmail.com.

The Shea Theater Arts Center is committed to providing a safe environment for artists, patrons, guests and staff. Due to the close proximity and intimate nature of immersive theater, Deus Ex Machina is open to fully vaccinated individuals and proof of vaccination will be required at the door at all performances of Eggtooth Productions Presents Deus Ex Machina. If you are unable to provide proof of vaccination, you will be refunded your ticket without question. Additionally, the Shea requires that patrons wear masks indoors at all times unless they are eating or drinking concessions. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.

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Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.

With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!