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Or it can be those terrible fathomless shadows which lie buried deep in the primitive mind of civilized man. It can be a complex and hidden world of horror, lurking in such unholy dimensions as only the dead and the moonstruck can glimpse. The story of terror can be as simple as a sheeted ghost rattling chains. This is Ben Grauer introducing tonight's tale of terror, told by Nelson Olmsted on the National Broadcasting Company's presentation of Sleep No More. Tonight, it may be, you will Sleep No More."Īnnouncer: "Good Evening. In the shadows, there may be moving things. Sink back into your chair and don't look in to the shadows. (He had plenty of practice perfecting the talent during his live performance years of Black Night.) Although the stories were not original ones written specifically for radio as they had been in the Black Chapel and the Black Castle series, Sleep No More is still a fine example of reader's theater and pre-published short stories at their best. (About 1/3rd into the performance, when the main character has just been left alone in the wax museum, you can hear the false start of a sentence recorded over when Olmsted says "The eye- The eyes of doctor Bordet's effigy haunted and tormented him.") Yet even with the advantages that such technology afforded, Olmsted's ability to change voices between distinct characters is impressive. Not only was magnetic tape use becoming commonplace in the 1950s, but one can detect a slight edit at the beginning of one of the sentences during the performance of " Waxworks". Some (if not all) of the readings were pre-recorded. Music and sound effects were added in the background.

Olmsted would read classic short stories and perform all the different voices of the characters. Sleep No More began as a fifteen minute series, but in November of 1956, it expanded to 30 minutes ( OTR Cat.com).

SLEEP NO MORE GUIDE SERIES

Speaking of: the show's 10-year anniversary has come and gone while the theater went dark-but it's never too late to properly celebrate.Sleep No More was the second radio horror series of spoken word tales recited by Nelson Olmsted. In fact, Broadway World reported that the "Broadway League mask guidance will indeed stay in place through April 30, 2022."įor what it's worth, we're excited to be able to immerse ourselves in the Macbeth-like experience that Punchdrunk has been hosting since 2011. What that means on a practical level has yet to be seen (more on that right here), but if the folks behind Sleep No More were to follow directions by other theater productions around town, it would seem that masks aren't really going anywhere.

The resumption of the critically acclaimed show comes at the heels of Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to lift the mask mandate across the state starting today. Industrial-size dehumidifiers have been installed, for example, and the ventilation system has been updated overall as well. Still inside Chelsea's McKittrick Hotel, the production has also undergone some space-related changes. The Times also reveals that, moving forward, entering audience members will be asked to "please give your fellow patrons and the residents a bit of breathing room and keep a respectful distance." To put it simply: everyone try to stay six feet apart. The New York Times reports that the white "pointy" masks that Punchdrunk, the company that created the show, is known for will give way to "smoother, more streamlined" ones that "cut above the nose and across the cheekbones." According to the outlet, the new face shields are intended to be worn with a white KN95 mask-which the staff will distribute at the door-and are therefore shaped in particular ways. Let's start with the infamous face coverings that have become synonymous with the interactive production.

The production went dark in March of 2020 and-although performances were scheduled to resume last October-the Delta variant lengthen the hiatus period. Finally, on February 14, Sleep No More will once again welcome ticket holders-albeit with new protocols and new masks in place. Sleep No More, one of the largest and most well-known immersive theater experiences in New York, is officially opening up to guests again after a nearly two-year-long closure.