Theater Collective Readying Summit Hotel Project

Buy tickets online and read more about the preparations for this theatrical event put on by the Internationalists theater collective from their Hotel Project blog:

The visit [to The Grand Summit Hotel] consisted of an extensive tour to the rooms were each of the performances will take place. The spaces selected for the project offer a wide range of dramatic tones. Each one of them has a particular way of receiving light, of responding to sound; each one has its own scent, and in a way screaming for a particular type of guest. In an effort to immerse the creative team into the singularity of the space a series of extensive interviews were conducted; conversations with the concierge, Mr. John August, the assistant general manager Michael Marino, and Ms. Alayah, one of the front desk agents, prove to be fruitful, and revealing “You never know what people have been gone through before they set foot in this rooms” says Alayah. Moreover, taking into account the age of the hotel, these persons have been working a relatively short time in this space. The creative process gained great momentum; it wasn’t difficult to sense more stories leaking from the 144 years old walls.