Static Apnea

There’s no doubt that live theatre is going to be different as New York, the nation and the world work their way back to normal on the tails of COVID-19. We can all expect smaller performances, not only in terms of the size of the audience, but the size of the cast as well.

As a baby step, The American Vicarious takes small to the extreme with Static Apnea, a nine-minute performance by a cast of one, delivered to a single audience member in a shipping container, outfitted with lights, sounds, and a bit of a labyrinth—not to mention a solid glass wall separating the microphone-side performer from the speaker-side viewer.