David Byrne talks “Theater of the Mind,” high-tech drama before Denver’s world premiere

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The secretive, interactive theater production will send groups of 16 people at a time through a 15,000-square-foot bank of interconnected rooms, unfurling a dramatic yet personal story through its actor-guides but also cutting-edge science experiments.

Denver audiences, in many ways, have been primed for it.

The one-off puts him in conversation with neuroscientist Thalia Wheatley and is moderated by Radiolab co-host Latif Nasser.Tickets are $55 to attend in-person and $10 for streaming. Timed tickets for “Theater of the Mind,” which runs through Dec. 18 at York Street Yards , are $60-$70 atWhile “Theater of the Mind” was able to bounce back from its COVID-forced downtime, it was also transformed in the process, Byrne said.

Each holds mind-bending surprises, for which audience members are occasionally asked to don “drunk goggles,” VR headsets and other gear. But they’re also tasked with keeping their eyes and ears wide open as lights, projections and sounds manipulate their senses. Rehearsing the show meant locking down design and technical elements far in advance, Byrne said, so techies could make sure the automatic triggers from doors, lighting effects and various science experiments were working perfectly.

Mala Gaonkar and former Talking Heads leader David Byrne’s “Theater of the Mind” was delayed by the pandemic but is finally premiering soon in Denver. Now audiences can experience those phenomena for themselves, and if the team’s tests are any indication, Denverites are going to dig it. A promotional poster for Denver’s world-premiere of “Theater of the Mind,” the new show from David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar that was delayed for two years by the pandemic.

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