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McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 6h

A new production of The Misanthrope by Moliere in a popup venue brings audiences the message through prerecorded monologues, using technical support from lighting embedded in costume pieces and concurrent turntables to carry through imagination.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 12h

A new production of Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 by Shakespeare in a conference room brings audiences the message through immersion, using technical support from expensive gobos and live audio looping to carry through power struggle.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 18h

Microsoft Teams defines how the story is told in a new production of Antigone by Sophocles, considering meaning and capital and labor through live foley work, scent diffusers with a specialty blend, and mechanical puppets.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 1d

A staging of Angels in America by Tony Kushner that considers how television shapes theatrical experience. The production features lighting embedded in costume pieces, prerecorded narration, and motion-triggered lighting cues to illuminate communications.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 1d

A production of Troilus and Cressida by Shakespeare where Tiktok is the dominant force, molding experience through mechanical scenery, holographs, and levels on stage.

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McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 1d

A production of Yerma by Frederico Garcia Lorca where live audio modulation is the dominant force, molding experience through live-feed cameras, directional speakers, and data visualization.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 1d

A staging of The Piano Lesson by August Wilson that considers how large-form puppetry shapes theatrical experience. The production features massive LED screens, virtual reality (VR), and smartphones and laptops to illuminate failure.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 2d

A new production of Yerma by Frederico Garcia Lorca in a dive bar brings audiences the message through the 24 hour news cycle, using technical support from tiny LED screens and mechanical puppets to carry through hero worship.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 2d

scent-scaping defines how the story is told in a new production of The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Bertolt Brecht, considering meaning and electrification through scent diffusers with a specialty blend, lighting embedded in costume pieces, and tiny LED screens.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 2d

A new production of Antigone by Sophocles in a dive bar brings audiences the message through sensory deprivation, using technical support from painted muslin drops and virtual reality (VR) to carry through innocence.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 2d

A staging of The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Bertolt Brecht that considers how extremely anachronistic costumes shapes theatrical experience. The production features cheap concert LEDs, the fresnel lens, and tiny LED screens to illuminate family.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 3d

A production of Hamlet by Shakespeare where an all-vinyl-record sound design is the dominant force, molding experience through holographs, 3-D printing, and radio effects.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 3d

A new production of The Odd Couple by Neil Simon in a dive bar brings audiences the message through The Meisner Technique, using technical support from live foley work and massive LED screens to carry through chaos and order.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 3d

ASMR tactics defines how the story is told in a new production of Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare, considering meaning and the american dream through glitch and distortion, audience controlled lighting, and cheap concert LEDs.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 3d

A production of The Misanthrope by Moliere where sensory overload is the dominant force, molding experience through holographs, concurrent turntables, and live foley work.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 4d

A production of La Cage aux Folles by Jean Poiret where automated concert lighting is the dominant force, molding experience through augmented reality (AR), infrared control of lights and sounds, and UV lights.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 4d

motion capture defines how the story is told in a new production of La Cage aux Folles by Jean Poiret, considering meaning and propaganda through live audio looping, extensive gobos, and mechanical scenery.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 4d

A staging of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde that considers how Bogart’s Viewpoints technique shapes theatrical experience. The production features live auto-tuning, internet livestreaming, and data visualization to illuminate chaos and order.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 4d

A new production of A Number by Caryl Churchill in a beautiful garden brings audiences the message through automated concert lighting, using technical support from concurrent turntables and the fresnel lens to carry through sensuality.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 5d

livestreaming defines how the story is told in a new production of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, considering meaning and aging through the fresnel lens, modular set pieces, and tiny LED screens.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 5d

A new production of King Lear by Shakespeare in a conference room brings audiences the message through digital projections on human bodies, using technical support from augmented reality (AR) and social media to carry through progress.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 5d

A staging of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard that considers how virtual reality (VR) shapes theatrical experience. The production features live foley work, levels on stage, and mechanical puppets to illuminate war.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 5d

A new production of King Lear by Shakespeare in a theatre-in-the-round brings audiences the message through extremely anachronistic costumes, using technical support from UV lights and AI-generated storylines to carry through democracy.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 6d

A new production of Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss in a overgrown garden brings audiences the message through hand puppets, using technical support from glitch and distortion and tiny LED screens to carry through love.

McLuhan Production Design Bot @mcluhanproddesbot.bsky.social · 6d

A staging of An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde that considers how augmented reality (AR) shapes theatrical experience. The production features mechanical scenery, projection surfaces, and massive LED screens to illuminate society.