"As audience “guests,” we begin by donning earpieces and receiving instructions to search for a                  hidden key in order to reach a party.

"With the use of interactive technology, and on camera the entire time, we are entertained by the              Rabbit (voiced through the earpieces by Laurent Drui ’16 and performed by Hannah MacKenzie-          Margulies ’16), who alternately helps and distracts us as we look for the key. Lifting a telephone              receiver or blowing on a whistle may cause the lights to go out or the room to buzz.

"We find clues among children’s blocks or stuffed into the lining of a chair. We don’t feel like we’re at          a play; we feel like we’re playing—exploring and being guided on a surreal adventure.

"Upon finding the key and the hidden door it fits, we emerge into a room where we are showered              with balloons—we made it to the party! Elated, we dance together with the Rabbit as the                        techno swing music begins to play.

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"Staged in the Black Box Theatre in the Performing Arts Building, Here, Now creates an intimate                 experience for the audience, giving them agency and a sense of choosing their own adventure—         an approach that makes each singular “performance” curiouser and curiouser."

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By Brittney Corrigan-McElroy