Audience members with an immersive actor at Carnivale di Oscurita 2019.
Cast of the 2023 run of Club Drosselmeyer
Cast and audience of the Smuttynose Murders Interactive show in 2023.
Players and cast of Romancing Jan Live 2022
Producer/designer team Lizzie Stark and Kellian Pletcher at their show "Save the Munbax" in 2019
Players at Fastaval 2022 playing "Encore".
What is playable theatre?
Playable theatre broadly describes participatory, immersive theatrical events—embodied experiences where audiences have meaningful agency to influence the outcome—that bring together aspects of games and theatre to create new forms of art and entertainment. These works encompass a wide range of genres in which participants are an active part of the experience, ranging from forms of immersive theatre to live action roleplaying.
Who are we?
We are designers, actors, academics, playwrights, larpwrights, tech mavens, game-makers, puzzle aficionados, musicians, directors, producers and more! Our mission is to support interdisciplinary creators who are engaged in designing, producing and disseminating interactive live performative works.
We hold the values of diversity, inclusion, participation and agency.
Get Involved
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Want to contribute to our organizational efforts! We’re always seeking volunteers who would like to be more involved.
Upcoming events.
Interactive Acting Workshop &
Live Performance
with Jeff Wirth & Caro Murphy
June 21st · 16 Maple St, Belmont MA ·
Workshop: 10am–7pm · Doors: 7pm
Past Event:
The Playable Theatre Symposium 2026
The location, Taft Center
March 23-25, 2026
Our first In-person Symposium at the University of Cincinati
