“StoryCode’s ”Story Hack:Beta” challenged an intriguing mix of artists and techies to erase the boundaries between old and new forms of storytelling during a 36-hour hackathon.”—Forbes
“In the end, creativity, strong storytelling and presentation won the judges’ and audience members’ hearts, with Team Cupcakes and Rainbows emerging victorious.”—Washington Post
WINNER: Best Off-Off Broadway Unique Theatrical Experience—Independent Theater Bloggers Association
WINNER: Talkin’ Broadway 2008 Summer Theatre Festival “Wild Card” Citation
NOMINEE: Best Production of a Play—New York Innovative Theatre Awards
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“An innovative, genre-defying entertainment . . . Call it an alternate-reality game played in primary reality. Call it avant-garde performance art. Call it whatever you want. I just call it brilliant.”—New York Times
NOMINATED FOR FOUR NEW YORK INNOVATIVE THEATER AWARDS!
“What if the characters and stories of classic video games were reimagined and reinterpreted as live theater in front of you? Even as someone who writes about video games for a living, I had not imagined such a thing possible until attending Theater of the Arcade, the most provocative and intriguing of four different shows I recently saw as part of the Game Play festival at the Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.”—New York Times
“On the surface, it’s a thrilling adventure with a cynical edge. Deep beneath lies a complex psychodrama and a treasure of insight into modern Iran.”—New York Theater Review
“Rich in black ironies . . . sixty stark minutes of hammer descending mercilessly to nail.”—PBS
Published in Plays and Playwrights 2010
“enormous fun . . . a grand way to spend part of a Saturday or Sunday summer afternoon. Extremely well written . . . gripping and interesting and even a little bit timely.”—Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
“leaves one greedy for more pillpopping action. It’s well worth spending your own time on this terrific adventure.”—Aaron Riccio, That Sounds Cool
“HIGHLY recommended for everyone; if you can follow instructions, you’ll have a great time.”—TheaterisEasy.com
“The whole construct of the play is quite ingenious. Using the real audience as a mock audience, with a few who are lucky enough to participate, it is the interactive element of Q & A that makes it so enjoyable.”—nytheatre.com