Looking for something new and offbeat to do this Halloween season? You’re in luck: a new show is coming to Los Angeles for the Halloween season. MONSTER PARTY, an original, queer-centric production, will be popping up for a two-night engagement in early October.
MONSTER PARTY is an immersive play that explores the ideas of revenge, remorse, and how giving in to our most visceral desires can unleash the monsters within us. Set against the backdrop of McCarthyism and the Lavender Scare, the show transports audience members to a lively Halloween cocktail soirée, hosted by an enigmatic woman known as The Baroness. Also in attendance are several peculiar party guests who have no idea who they are, or how they arrived at this particular gathering.
The more audience members engage with these party guests – and the charming yet mysterious Baroness – the more unhinged things become. As the absurd replaces the logical, a twisted narrative unfolds around audience members, taking them on a journey to Hell and back.
The show comes from Matt Dorado, a former Disney producer who also created the immersive nightlife series, Drunken Devil. More scaled down than his previous events – which ranged from themed warehouse parties to theatrical dining experiences, typically with an emphasis on atmosphere and spectacle — MONSTER PARTY puts the characters and narrative front-and-center. This is a return to roots for Dorado, whose background is in traditional theater production.
One should not, however, expect a conventional storytelling experience. “This show is Fellow Travelers if Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey were trapped in a k-hole during a Halloween party,” says Dorado. “There’s a surreal, fever dream-like tone to it — it’s as much an experiment in wacky, nonlinear storytelling as it is a deranged character study.”
“Audiences should expect to laugh, probably wince, maybe even squeal with disgust or delight – hopefully both.”
Due to the nature and format of the show, MONSTER PARTY has a limited capacity per night. Tickets are $85 and include the show, plus two complimentary beverages (cocktails, mocktails, wine, or beer). The show will take place at Wonzimer Gallery: 341-B S. Avenue 17, Los Angeles CA 90031. Doors open at 7:30pm and the show begins at 8:00pm. Guests must be 21+ to attend.
Tickets are available now at www.monsterpartyshow.com.
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