Ghost River Theatre’s unforgettable immersive audio experience, Tomorrow’s Child, has now been remastered using binaural technology for audiences wearing earphones in the comfort of their own homes. This latest version, being presented by Vertigo Theatre and Ghost River Theatre starting this week, is now also available to presenters outside of Calgary seeking quality digital programming options.
Tomorrow’s Child
Adapted from the Ray Bradbury story, Tomorrow's Child, by Matthew Waddell, Eric Rose and David van Belle
“…YOUR EARS RECEIVE THE AUDIO EQUIVALENT OF A FIVE STAR DINNER.” Stephen Hunt, Calgary Herald
Vertigo Theatre and Ghost River Theatre have joined forces to bring back the critically-acclaimed audio experience Tomorrow’s Child. This multi-award winning one-of-a-kind blindfolded performance has been remastered for listening through headphones or earbuds and personal devices. The show invites audiences to fully immerse themselves in the world of sci-fi giant Ray Bradbury’s Retro-Futurism through the 3D audio effects of binaural technology!
Adapted from Bradbury’s short story, Tomorrow’s Child explores our sense of hearing and crafts a landscape of sound that goes far beyond our everyday listening - it re-imagines the quirks of 50’s sci-fi within a multi-layered sonic environment.
The story follows two new parents, Polly and Peter, in the imagined retro-future of 1988, as they confront the reality that their baby has been born into another dimension. Will they accept the interstellar divide between parent and child? Polly’s experiences as an isolated mother with a child who is ‘other’ reflects struggles our society currently faces with isolation and disconnection.
The Calgary performances presented by Vertigo Theatre and Ghost River Theatre run June 4-6 and June 11 -13, 2020 as 60-minute long ticketed, live-streamed events. Tickets are available through the Vertigo Theatre Box Office.
Follow the journey of Tomorrow’s Child at #TomorrowsChild2020!
For inquiries about booking the binaural version of Tomorrow’s Child, contact christy@magpieexchange.com.
Tomorrow’s Child: based on the short story “Tomorrow Child” by Ray Bradbury, originally published as “The Shape of Things”© 1947; renewed 1975 by Ray Bradbury. Performed by permission of Don Congdon Associates, Inc.