The Video Games is closing!
MB Stage Productions announces the closing performances of the THE VIDEO GAMES. The final performances will include audience giveaways, special merchandise, new video projections and set pieces. Assistant Producer, Katie Lynn Mapel said “It was time for the show to close so that we can focus on upcoming projects.” Jared and David (Producers) are currently working on a new interactive piece to premiere later this year along with a new play written by, Stolworthy. “With the show running it was impossible for us to fully commit to new works, this will give us a way to end the show on our terms and premier some new things we’ve been working on.” said Stolworthy. Pixler added “We’ve learned so much from THE VIDEO GAMES and we really think you’ll like what we have come up with next.” David Evan Stolworthy will continue to write while Jared Tyrel Pixler will focus more on creation and direction. The entire team at MB Stage Productions would like to express their gratitude to the audiences and casts of THE VIDEO GAMES the last three years. Mapel closed with “It has truly been a unique experience!”.
THE VIDEO GAMES, created by Jared Tyrel Pixler and David Evan Stolworthy (with Fight Choreography by: Matt Franta and Brandon Pugmire) first premiered as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2015 and subsequently went on to perform at the San Diego International Fringe Festival 2016 and was an official selection of the New York International Fringe Festival 2016. The show ran Off-Broadway at the Elektra Theatre with Cooper Jordan as co-producer from Nov. 18th, 2016 to May 15th 2017 and then returned to the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2017. THE VIDEO GAMES has won two awards for producing, one award for innovation, and was nominated for Best in Immersive Theatre during its three year run. THE VIDEO GAMES has performed at high schools and at the following conventions: Nerd Con (2015/2016), Long Beach Comic Con (2015, 2016 & 2017), Long Beach Comic Expo (2016/17), Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con (2015/16), Level up Expo (2016), Coslosseum (2016).
The final performances will be on the following dates:
February 9th and 10th at 8:30pm
and February 11th at 7:00pm
Tickets will be available direct through www. thevideogamesplay.com, TodayTix, Goldstar and Eventbrite.
THE VIDEO GAMES is an audience interactive comedy with loads of stage combat that places popular video games characters against one another in a Hunger Games-esque battle to the death. The audience gets to vote for their favorite characters using their smartphones, interacting with actors and live voting during the show. See multiple storylines unfold, resolve or get cut tragically short, no two performances are exactly the same.