‘The Listening’ is a Supernatural Feast for the Senses, Serving 30 Souls at a Time

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | “Live, sonic, supernatural storytelling” is the promise of The Listening, a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it theatrical excursion set to materialize a mere 20 times over six successive days, playing to a strict head count of 30 headphone-wearing souls per performance.

“Intimate” and “immersive” are among the inviting buzzwords that populate the press release—but one suspects they’re actually agents of misdirection, meant to mask the full force of deeply felt, hallucinatory frights that await, in the form of a communal experience calibrated to take audiences through a “theatrical universe where every sound, word, and breath surrounds them.” 

The production features the work of queer artists, including cast member Jason Veasey (currently seen on Fox TV’s Best Medicine) and, as the omnipresent narrator, history-making trans Tony nominee L Morgan Lee. Also firmly ensconced in the queer contingent are writer Jeffrey James Keyes and creator Aaron Salazar. The cast also includes Morgan Siobhan Green (Hadestown), and up-and-comer David Israeli.

April 7–12 at East Village Basement (321 East 9th St., NYC). Tickets are $60 each, with $45 daily rush tickets available while supplies last. For reservations and more information, visit TheListening.com.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

At 2pm, 7pm & 9pm on Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, April 7, 8, 9, 10

At 12pm, 2pm, 7pm & 9pm on Sat. & Sun., April 11 & 12

CREATIVE TEAM:

Executive Producer: AKS Immersive & Aaron Salazar

Directed & Conceived by: Aaron Salazar

Based on the AKS Immersive fiction podcast series DRAMA: An Aural Experience™ Season One: Anthology

Book: Jeffrey James Keyes and Aaron Salazar

Original Score by: Manuel Pelayo & Giancarlo Bonfanti

Creative Producers: Matthew Solomon, Kate McLeod

Producer & Production Lead: Tony Mayes

Lighting Design: Sam Doty

Costume Design: Matthew Solomon

Marketing: Madeline Corcoran, AKS Immersive

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