Bringing innovative theatre into unexpected spaces

Author of the Article: Justin Bell

THEATRE ISN’T JUST a place — it’s an art that can transform spaces as everyday as an office into sites of human connection and creativity.

Louise Casemore has a vision for her immersive theatre project, exploring the workplace and job interview process through audience participation.

It’s an opportunity for the Edmonton playwright to build a world where the audience steps into the imagined workplace and interacts with actors, getting to live through the hiring process rather than simply observing it from their seats. And her vision is being made possible through a grant from Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF).

“I’m very interested in the mechanics of how story and experience can weave together, and so finding narrative opportunities that can, you know, reach beyond just the gimmick of an experience is something I’m really interested in, especially with this type of project,” says Casemore.

She beat out 24 other applicants to be selected for the Write Here Immersive Theatre Creation Program, run by Thou Art Here Theatre, a small theatre group dedicated to immersive theatre and telling Edmonton stories, and funded by a $50,000 Community Grant from ECF. Over the next two years, Casemore will develop and eventually launch her immersive theatre project, working with the theatre company to refine and hone her ideas

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