Most live children’s theater has a participatory element, often just clapping or stamping or trying to make more noise than the people in the balcony. But it’s enough to make you — even a you so small that she needs a booster seat to see — feel that the play couldn’t happen in just the same way without you. But these immersive works, conducted by telephone, email and Zoom, promised to include them in the show, demanding their involvement and attention. First up was “Mundane Mysteries Playdate,” a kiddie version of an improvised telephone play I had enjoyed back in April. The all-audio project promised to connect distanced kids and send them on an adventure.

Source: New York Times August 11, 2020 18:11 UTC