NO EXIT

NO EXIT attempted to challenge traditional ideas of theatre and find a new way to continue creating during COVID-19, pushing the boundaries of live-streamed theatre at the time. With actors, technicians, directors, and light designers all confined to different locations, we attempted to produce a play without ever meeting in person. How can theatre exist in an online space? We experimented with live-streaming, two-dimensional scenography, and mise-en-scène, using graphic design and video art techniques. These elements were live-manipulated and combined with an ongoing Zoom call by a VJ, then streamed to the audience. We explored new ways and combinations to create live-stream theatre specifically designed for the digital realm.

Three strangers are forced to confront each other, themselves, and their past in this modern adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's “No Exit.” They are isolated in their rooms yet compelled to interact through a screen that never turns off. Can they come to terms with their confinement and learn from their past?

Watching and being watched is our digital reality. One could argue it’s a purgatory in itself.

Directing Sasha Schewelew

Production Sasha Schewelew

VJ Erik Schoonbeek

Video art Sasha Schewelw

Cast Julia Mösch, Maciej Tyrakowski , Michael Alexandrovsky, Sasha Schewelew

Premiered: 11.05.2020 on Twitch