In Disremembrance, you are a ghost haunting the house where Mary Shelley will write Frankenstein. Step into a live performance stitched together from the 1810s-2020s, and watch the tangled lives of five Romantic poets spark a monstrous literary creation.
A young woman named Mary Godwin – soon to be Mary Shelley – finds herself locked in a house amongst friends & lovers during a raging thunderstorm. When host Lord Byron suggests a scary story contest, he inadvertently resurrects the group’s monstrous interpersonal drama – and sparks something in Mary that will change literature forever.
Become a silent ghost as you follow Mary, Byron, & their fellow Romantic poets through a liminal immersive space, somewhere between the 19th century & the 21st, amidst a maelstrom of creativity, grief, & betrayal.
Scenes play simultaneously in different spaces. You, in the audience, move as a silent spectre throughout, drifting from room to room with the poets as they play out their messy lives. Each performance, you create your own unique version of the story.
And when the veil between spirit and flesh becomes thin? Then perhaps one of our players will reach through…
A peek beneath the shroud. A glimpse into the creator's laboratory. A chance to watch a new creation rise to life.
Consider this the animated bones of the experience that Disremembrance could be. A space, actors, and an audience – nothing more, nothing less. Should we meet with success, the muscle, sinew, skin, & clothing will come later.
This is your opportunity to witness an early version of the show – to say you were there when the creature opened its eye.
The cast & creative team rehearsing for Disremembrance's April 2025 workshop reading
Mockups of available physical rewards (not to scale)
We have many trinkets on offer, should you wish to pledge and become a spectre at the villa:
The main event. Pledge as a Playboy, Doctor, Shade, or Poet to receive one ticket to the Disremembrance Lab Presentation.Creators receive two.
Freely add additional tickets to your pledge, if you so choose.
Spectres who acquire their ticket as part of a pledge will be able to book their performance date(s) before the general public, as part of an exclusive backer pre-sale.
Fetching postcards, stickers, posters, & tote bags – these can be yours, spectre. Pledge as a Shade, Poet, or Creator to have your postersigned by our players & playwrights. Poets & Creators also receive a signed script.
All spectres shall be immediately inducted into the Disremembrance Discord, before any others have access. There you can mingle with your fellow ghosts, as well as our players & playwrights, and get an exclusive look behind the veil as the show rises to life.
Poets & Creators will be admitted to the lab before the creature awakens. Pledging at one of these levels entitles you to an open rehearsal invite, to watch our players & playwrights infuse the spark of life into the show.
Spectres shall be called by name. Have yours inscribed on our program & website, and read aloud on video by our players & playwrights in thanks. Will your favorite speak your name?
Should your generosity be such that we exceed our goals, we may find ourselves able to add muscle & sinew to the animated bones of our creation, and enhance your experience. Our goals for excess funds are as follows:
Only you can help us achieve these goals, and elevate Disremembrance’s lab presentation to its highest form.
Keep your eye fixed on this space as new players emerge into the light…
Chelsey Ng (she/her) is a NY based actor/writer/fantasy enthusiast who hails from the sunny island of Singapore. Tremendously thrilled to be part of the Disremembrance cast and crew. An avid believer in collaboration and fueled by the spark of creation, it's a true treat to invite you to be part of bringing this story to life.
Past credits:Sleep No More, Cocktail Magique (Company XIV), Noirtown (Rave Theater Festival).
Nick Meyer (they/he) is an LA based Voice Actor who can be heard in commercials across the southwest and on the Audio Storytelling app Quinn. This is their return to stage after a 5 year hiatus, and is stoked to be apart of a piece full of passion, oddities, and freaks.
Big shoutout to the team for the opportunity!
Michael John Improta* (he/him) is a proud Boricua actor from New Haven CT, Credits include el Coqui Espectacular and the bottle of doom (Long Wharf Theatre) Kingdom (Bregamos); Artaud Artaud (Playwrights Horizons); It's a Ship Show (Virgin Voyages); Our Town (CRT); Man of La Mancha (Nutmeg Summer Theatre); Spring Awakening the Musical (CRT); Measure for Measure (The Underlings). An ensemble member of the award-winning New York Neo-Futurists, his work can be seen in the hit weekly show The Infinite Wrench. Film "Speed Demon", "Caravan",”Dying alone”. Michael is thrilled to be living in Byron’s shoes.
Evelyn Chen (she/her) is a dancer and director based in NYC with a passion for collaboration and the immersive format. She is delighted to join the cast!
Credits include: Sleep No More NYC; Hotel Wonderland; SUPERTERRANEAN (Pig Iron Theatre Company), Opening the Gate (H.T. Chen & Dancers) and Metamorphoses (Berkshire Theatre Group)
Caitlin Evans (she/her) is a NY based actor and dancer, originally from Seattle. She loves to tell stories in a variety of mediums, and is delighted to be part of this immersive play. She has performed across NYC with The Cabaret Burlesque and Julia Kane Dance Collective. Favorite theatre credits: Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Busted Space Theatre Co, & Allenberry Playhouse.
Anthony DaSilva (he/him) NY: Annie, Starring Whoopi Goldberg National Tours: Annie, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. Regional: The Goodspeed, Ogunquit Playhouse, The REV, The Gateway, Lexington Theatre Company, Phoenix Theatre Company, North Carolina Theatre, Weathervane Theatre, Forestburgh Playhouse, Mac-Haydn Theatre. Infinite thanks to David, Cati, Kate, The Collective, Family, Friends, and Chaz. @antthology
*Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production
Cati Brunell-Brutman (she/her) is an immersive creator, consultant, and intimacy choreographer based in the lower Hudson Valley. Favorite credits include Ritual, Noirtown, The Visitation (Witness Immersive), Best Friends, The Whale Play (Theatre Untitled), One Way, Boys Who Tricked Me (Musical Theatre Factory), Peter Pans’ Adventure Island, The Golden Lotus (Broadway Asia), and Sleep No More. Cati has studied with Theatrical Intimacy Education & Open Intimacy Creatives and holds an MA from NYU Tisch and a BA from Marymount Manhattan College.
David Brunell-Brutman (he/him) is a writer, illustrator, graphic designer, & game designer based in New York’s Hudson Valley. His published games include In the Dark, Teens with Attitude, and Bird Society. Past writing credits include audio plays for KWUR Theater of the Air. He appears regularly as a performer on the tabletop streams Flights of Fandom & Streets of Gotham. David holds a BFA in English & Communication Design from Washington University in St. Louis.
Virginia Logan (she/her) is a human struggling with the concept of is-ness. As an artist, she’s had a focus on immersive theatre, movement, and the creation of new work, with projects including Sleep No More (Punchdrunk; performer/rehearsal director), The Visitation (Witness Immersive), and The Drowned World (mad/magic). She has also trained extensively with the SITI Company and holds an MFA from The Ohio State University. As a mental health professional, she works in suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth and is currently pursuing her MSW at Rutgers.
Juli & Alex Abene (she/her) are New York based costume designers and stylists specializing in immersive theater, live music, and events. Their work has been seen on tour with Jon Batiste & Janelle Monáe, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Central Park SummerStage, Global Citizen Concert, Austin City Limits, Disney Style, Punchdrunk International, Third Rail Projects, Oddknock Productions, and Artemis is Burning.
Theatre [Untitled] is an NYC based company striving to provide a nurturing platform for undiscovered artists. Disremembrance premiered in a workshop table reading as part of their 2025 Working Sessions Series.
