Control Theatre New — Mind
Venue: Custom-built 15,000-square-foot space, Chicago (presented by Goodman Theatre)Run Time: 75 minutes The Experience: A Funhouse for the Brain
Using non-invasive brain-computer interfaces, our team of experts will monitor and respond to the audience's brain activity in real-time. This allows us to create a dynamic, two-way conversation between the performers, the audience, and the technology. The result is a highly engaging, unpredictable, and thrilling experience that challenges the audience's perceptions and pushes the boundaries of what they thought was possible. mind control theatre new
Where You’ve Already Seen It
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A play exploring the potential impact of fully active artificial intelligence on humanity, questioning human worth, relationships, www.facebook.com A play exploring the potential impact of fully
1. The Hypnopompic Collective (Brooklyn, NY)
Led by disgraced neuroscientist Dr. Aris Thorne, this group uses "Subliminal Set Design." Their latest piece, The Loyalty Vaccine, traps 20 audience members in a reconstructed 1950s diner. Over three hours, the lighting shifts imperceptibly, the smell of cherry pie becomes overwhelming, and a hidden voice in the ambient noise convinces 90% of participants to sign over their childhood memories (verbally, not legally). Critics call it dangerous. Thorne calls it "therapy." questioning human worth
Modern mind control plays often lean into the philosophy of determinism. Shows like Derren Brown’s latest residencies or the immersive hit Sleep No More use psychological priming to make the audience feel they are making free choices, while the "director" (the mind controller) has choreographed every move. 💻 The Technology: Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI)
Dynamic Scripting: Imagine a play where an AI listens to the audience's whispers and heartbeats, rewriting the third act in real-time to target the specific anxieties of the people in the room.
